FULL TIME PAYROLL PROCESSOR – REDGRAVE

Gressingham Foods are seeking a full‑time (40 hours) Payroll Processor to work within their HR Department to deliver weekly company payrolls.

This is an opportunity for someone with payroll experience looking to progress in a friendly and collaborative environment.

As our Payroll Processor, you will be responsible for delivering a smooth and accurate payroll process across the business for our weekly paid employees.

Working closely with the Company Payroll Manager and the HR team, you will ensure all payroll activities are completed efficiently, confidentially and to the highest standard, ensuring all employees are paid correctly.

• Additional Information
• Job Type: Full Time – 40 hours (5 days per week), Office based
• Salary: £29,000 per annum
• Working hours: 8.30 am to 17.00 pm, Monday to Friday. Additional hours may be required at busy times; any additional hours will be a condition of your salary.
• The successful applicant must be trustworthy, open and approachable.

Skills Required

• Strong IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel)
• Professional telephone manner
• Willingness to learn and develop your role in a supportive environment, through additional training and development, with the option of completing further CIPP training/Pension Training in the future
• Teamworking
• Confidentiality
• Payroll Duties – Within the Pay Period
• Process weekly payroll hours and any additional payroll data such as expenses for the weekly payroll.
• Administer starters and leavers for the weekly payrolls.
• Process contract changes each pay period.
• Manage statutory payments including SSP, SMP and SPP.
• Maintain accurate holiday records.
• Process attachment of earnings.
• Liaise closely with the Company Payroll Manager, seeking support when required, to ensure accurate payroll recording.
• Import hours from our time and attendance system.
• Prepare and submit pension data.
• Respond promptly to employee payroll queries.
• Payroll Duties – Outside the Pay Cycle
• Prepare pension reports, issue letters to colleagues and manage pay related queries.
• Produce regular reports, including sickness.
• Assist the Company Payroll Manager with any data where required.
• Respond efficiently to payroll queries from our employees or external stakeholders such as our pension provider.
• Support audit processes by assisting the Company Payroll Manager with auditor queries.
• Support HR Admin duties.

We’d love to hear from you if you have

• Experience in payroll administration.
• Strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Confidence working with payroll systems and Microsoft Office.
• A proactive, confidential, and service‑driven approach.

Benefits

• Holidays – 28 days per annum inclusive of bank holidays.
• Free onsite parking.
• Subsidised canteen.
• Discounted staff sales shop.
• Workplace pension (after initial qualifying period).
• Staff and family events.
• Monthly employee draw.
• Long‑service awards.
• Individual training programme including CIPP development.
• Annual profit‑related bonus.
• Opportunity to develop payroll skills in a supportive environment.
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