Payroll and Pension Assistant in Aylesbury

Role: Payroll and Pension Assistant Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract – 12 Months Location: Aylesbury Salary: £32,416 per annum Closing Date: Friday 23rd January 2026 Job Purpose * To undertake a timely and accurate payroll, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and tax obligations. * To comply with pension regulations and do administration for the company pension schemes * Responsible for the input into the payroll system * Acting as the first point of contact within the payroll team * Ensuring that processes are up to date and communicated Key Accountabilities * Monitoring the payroll inbox and undertaking all temporary input * Acting as first point of contact for all payroll related queries * Processing weekly and monthly reports * Providing 1st line support to employees and managers * Processing New starters, Leavers and changes in the payroll system * Processing sickness, writing to employees reducing pay * Overseeing maternity, paternity, and other statutory leave * Completing the IRMA uploads into the payroll system, checking and resolving any exceptions * Managing Childcare vouchers * Processing pension changes (AVCs & AVC Extra) in iTrent and the pension portal * Processing of retirements * Running Business Objects reports * Issuing P45s * Completing payroll checking reports * Managing all pension related queries * Uploading the weekly and monthly files to Railpen and Sharepoint * Processing salary confirmations on the pension portal Person Specification Essential Criteria * Experience of working in Payroll * Good working knowledge of Word and Excel * Experience of Pension administration * Good Communication skills Desirable Criteria * Experience within the rail industry * Experience of Public sector pensions * Use of iTrent HRIS system * CIPP Qualification