Commercial Payroll Administrator in Widnes

Location: Widnes, Cheshire

Salary: Competitive Salary commensurate with ability and experience (£25,000 - £28,000)

Hours: Mon-Fri 8.00am - 4.30pm, including ½ hr lunch break.

Holidays: 21 days, plus Public Holidays.

Company Overview: Hutchinson Engineering is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of specialist steel support structures, primarily to the Mobile Telecommunications, Offshore and Wind‑Turbine industries. The business operates in‑house design, manufacture, and deployment functions across multiple sites in Widnes, with a turnover of £30m and 190 employees.

Purpose of Role: Reporting to the Commercial Manager, working within the existing Commercial Department performing a multi‑skilled role to ensure the efficient operation of group company Payroll, Sales ledger, Purchase ledger, and Human Resource functions.

Key Objectives of the Role:

• Running weekly and monthly payroll cycles, calculating salaries, overtime, bonuses, and statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP).
• Ensuring correct applications of deductions like PAYE tax, NI, Pensions, Student Loans.
• Producing and issuing payslips, P45s, P60s, P11Ds and handling Real Time Information (RTI) reporting to HMRC.
• Keeping meticulous payroll records for audits and internal reporting.
• Staying ahead of payroll legislation updates and ensuring compliance (e.g., tax codes, minimum wage, pension auto‑enrolment).
• Acting as the go‑to expert for payroll queries, liaising with HR, Finance, HMRC, and pension providers.
• Protecting sensitive data, preventing errors, and constantly seeking opportunities to refine processes.
• Provide support in the day‑to‑day running and co‑ordination of the accounts payable and accounts receivable departments.
• Process invoices, reconciling delivery notes to invoices received and purchase orders.
• Set up new supplier accounts and maintain existing account details within the purchase ledger/Sales Ledger.
• Raise and issue Sales Invoices in accordance to purchase orders received.
• Credit Control, processing cash receipts.
• Monthly reconciliation of supplier/client statements.
• Assist in scheduling supplier payments in accordance with supplier credit terms.
• Act as point of contact with suppliers who may have queries regarding outstanding invoices.
• Handle and resolve supplier/customer queries to a satisfactory conclusion for both the supplier/client and the Company.
• Assist with month‑end and year‑end procedures.
• Ensure all documentation related to payment of invoices is accurate before any payment is made, such as purchase orders and delivery notes, bank details and company addresses.
• Opening and allocating of post on a daily basis.
• Filing and general administration.
• Other duties to support the department/business.

Personal Qualities:

• Hardworking and motivated with a positive attitude.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.

Additional Role Information: The successful candidate must demonstrate:

• A good understanding of Microsoft Office programs, including Excel and Word.
• Experience with accounting procedures and account packages such as SAGE 200, SAGE 50 Payroll.
• Good interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate with customers and colleagues at all levels of seniority and liaise effectively with other departments.
• The ability to exercise discretion when dealing with confidential information.

In house and external training will be provided to the suitable candidate.

Drug and Alcohol policy including testing.

Benefits include:

• Free/On‑site Parking.
• Profit Share Bonus Scheme.
• Company Pension.
• Cycle Scheme.
• Free Company Events.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Recognition awards.
• Length of service awards.
• 2-week Christmas shutdown.