Payroll Assistant
Location: Wolverhampton, WV6 8AA
Hours: 30 hours per week
Salary: £27,027 per annum (pro-rota)
What we do
At Compton Care, we provide high-quality, accessible care and support to people living with life-limiting conditions across Wolverhampton, the Black Country, South Staffordshire and East Shropshire. Our dedicated teams work together to make a real difference to patients and families when they need us most.
What will you do?
Are you highly organised, confident working with payroll systems, and passionate about delivering excellent service to colleagues? We are looking for a Payroll Assistant to support the accurate and timely delivery of payroll, pension, and statutory processes.
In this role, you will:
- Prepare and process payroll for a workforce of over 250 employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance at all times.
- Maintain payroll and pension records, ensuring all information is kept up to date and handled confidentially.
- Support pension administration, auto-enrolment processes, and statutory payments.
- Ensure payroll deadlines are met, and queries are resolved promptly and professionally.
- Protect confidential payroll and pension data, ensuring compliance with GDPR and data protection requirements.
- Provide excellent customer service and support to colleagues across the organisation.
You will hold a relevant qualification and possess strong IT skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
What we want you to bring.
- Experience of processing payroll accurately and within agreed timescales.
- A good working knowledge of payroll legislation, HMRC requirements, pension administration, and auto-enrolment.
- Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to maintain clear and accurate records.
- A commitment to maintaining and developing technical knowledge through ongoing learning and training.
- Confidence in using payroll software, ideally Sage Payroll, together with Excel and CSV reporting.
What’s in it for you?
We offer a competitive benefits package, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement, increasing with length of service.
- Contributory pension scheme with salary sacrifice options.
- Death in service benefit of two times annual salary (for employees not enrolled in the NHS Pension Scheme).
- Employee Assistance Programme and 24/7 GP access.
- Blue Light Card membership and access to a staff discount platform.
- Career development and progression opportunities.
- Free on-site parking
About our recruitment process:
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.
Join Compton Care and help support our people so they can continue delivering exceptional care to our communities.
Payroll Assistant in Wolverhampton employer: Compton Care
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