Part Time Senior Payroll Coordinator in Sittingbourne

Hours: 24 hours per week, Monday–Thursday, 9:00am–3:00pm (flexibility considered)

Location: Sittingbourne, Hybrid – 3 days in office, 1 day at home.

Salary - £35,000 pro rata

Your Team: As part of the wider People Team you put people first and are critical to the delivery of the COOK strategic plan. Enabling people to be the best they can be, the People Team continually strive to make COOK the best place to work in Britain. You’ll be reporting to the Payroll Manager.

You will be responsible for processing all aspects of payroll in a timely and accurate manner.

What you’ll be doing:

• Core Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and accurately manage the end-to-end processing of payroll for 2000+ employees on 4-weekly and weekly payroll cycles.
• Meet and exceed all payroll deadlines.
• Reconcile payroll data, investigate discrepancies, and implement corrective action where needed.
• Assist with pension administration, including auto‑enrolment assessments and contributions.
• Cover for Payroll Manager holidays.
• Any other reasonable request.

• Learning & Development:

• Write well‑documented process notes with a focus on learning and improvement.
• Be aware of legislation and budget changes which affect payroll processing.
• Knowledge of PAYE/NIC, statutory payments and payroll thresholds, e.g. redundancy, SMP/SAP, SPP, ShPP, SSP, salary exchange initiatives.

• Team Collaboration:

• Liaise with other teams across all areas of the business to assist in accurately and timely recording and reporting of payroll data in accordance with company policy.
• Ability to provide payroll information and resolve payroll queries in a clear and professional manner.
• Guide and support team members in using the People/Payroll systems when required.
• Produce reports and supply data on various aspects of payroll when requested to do so by internal and external stakeholders, e.g. ONS, HMRC, Audit requests.

• Contribution to COOK’s Mission:

• Take pride in your work, knowing it contributes to a company that values quality, ethics, and community.

Knowledge you’ll draw on:

• 3+ years experience in payroll coordination or a senior payroll support role.
• Confidence using payroll software (experience using any Access systems is desirable).
• Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet strict deadlines and strong numerical and Excel skills.
• Management of people data in a professional and confidential manner.

Excellent Benefits including:

• Paid leave on your birthdays, moving house, becoming a grandparent or your child starts school for the first time.
• Staff profit share.
• Wellbeing program.
• 30% staff discount.
• Access to CookieJar Smart Spending discounts and free food perks.
• Team meals, events & away days.
• Be part of a B-Corp‑certified business that values sustainability, people, and the community.
• And many more.

What Cook is About: We’re a proudly independent, family‑owned B Corp, which basically means we care. A lot. About our food. About our people. And about doing the right thing—even when it’s not the easy thing. Our vision for COOK has always been that we are a place where EVERYONE is welcome. We want everyone to feel like they belong at COOK. We all have different roles, different abilities and different personalities. By collaborating we can do remarkable things. Whatever your story, if you would like to grow with COOK please apply.