Senior Payroll Officer

Senior Payroll Officer

Full-Time 30000 - 40000 Β£ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Hays Senior Finance

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Manage payroll for 800 employees, ensuring accuracy and timely payments.
  • Company: Established organisation in Preston focused on collaboration and employee wellbeing.
  • Benefits: Stable work environment with opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Supportive team culture with a focus on high-quality service delivery.
  • Why this job: Be a key player in payroll while shaping future systems and processes.
  • Qualifications: Experience in payroll processing and strong attention to detail.

The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 Β£ per year.

Your new company is a well-established and growing organisation based in Preston, offering a stable and supportive working environment. The business places real emphasis on collaboration, employee wellbeing, and delivering high-quality services, with payroll recognised as a key function within the wider finance and HR teams. They are now seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join their team on a full time and permanent basis, based from their offices in Preston.

In your new job as Senior Payroll Officer, you will take full responsibility for the end-to-end payroll process for approximately 800 employees, ensuring they are paid accurately and on time. The first 12 months of your role will be very hands on, where you will be responsible for processing a high volume of manual timesheets, managing starters and leavers, calculating PAYE, National Insurance, pensions and statutory payments, submitting RTI reports to HMRC, producing payslips and year-end documentation, and resolving payroll queries while working closely with internal stakeholders.

Within the next 12 months, the Finance Manager is very keen to implement a new payroll system and as the Senior Payroll Officer, you will be working closely with her to decide on and implement an effective transition.

Senior Payroll Officer employer: Hays Senior Finance

This well-established organisation in Preston is an excellent employer, offering a stable and supportive work environment that prioritises collaboration and employee wellbeing. With a strong focus on delivering high-quality services, employees have the opportunity to grow within a dynamic team, particularly as they prepare to implement a new payroll system, ensuring meaningful contributions to the company's success.

Hays Senior Finance

Contact Details:

Hays Senior Finance Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Senior Payroll Officer

End-to-End Payroll Processing
Manual Timesheet Management
PAYE Calculation
National Insurance Calculation
Pension Administration
Statutory Payments Management
RTI Reporting to HMRC