Payroll Advisor in Newcastle upon Tyne

Due to continued growth, a professional services organisation is seeking a driven Payroll Advisor to join its payroll team, based in a city centre office.

As an integral member of the payroll service team, you will work closely with Payroll Assistant Managers to ensure all payroll tasks are delivered to a high standard and meet client requirements.

About the organisation

The organisation prides itself on a people-first culture. Team members describe the working environment as supportive, friendly, progressive, flexible, inclusive, welcoming, approachable, ambitious, caring, and fun.

This culture is built on collaboration, hard work, and a shared commitment to delivering excellent client service. The organisation offers a supportive environment with genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression.

Key responsibilities of the Payroll Advisor

• Process end-to-end weekly and monthly payrolls for organisations of varying sizes and complexities.
• Set up pension schemes with various pension providers, providing calculations and distributing necessary data.
• Work with clients to understand their needs and build excellent professional relationships.
• Reconciliations/manual calculations and client queries.

Technical skills:

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office packages - particularly Excel (import/export) and Outlook.
• Good knowledge of Bacs payment process.

Personal attributes:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team.
• A willingness to provide the best service possible to clients with a flexible approach to tasks required to allow you to support the wider payroll team.
• Have an organised, thorough, and diligent approach to work, with the ability to prioritise and manage deadlines effectively.
• Act in a trustworthy capacity always and demonstrate superb integrity.
• Due to the nature of work in a professional services firm and in particular the need to meet client deadlines, flexibility and strong time management skills are essential.

Benefits

• Contributory pension scheme with matched employer contributions.
• Company sick pay above statutory rates (subject to eligibility).
• Life assurance from day one.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay (subject to eligibility).
• Discounted private medical care through a group scheme.
• Investors in People Gold accreditation.
• Generous annual leave allowance including bank holidays and a Christmas shutdown.
• Additional holiday entitlement based on length of service.
• Option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Annual payment of professional subscription fees.
• Access to a discounted shopping platform.
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 support and access to counselling.
• Wellbeing platform with health resources, fitness programmes, and podcasts.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Interest-free season ticket loans.
• Free eye tests and contributions towards glasses, plus annual flu vouchers.
• Employee referral scheme.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Complimentary tea, coffee, soft drinks, and fresh fruit.
• Regular team lunches.
• Charity matched funding for employee fundraising activities.
• Active sports and social club with regular events.
• Employee-led wellbeing committee.
• Fully funded annual social events, including a Christmas celebration, summer party, and firmwide outings.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.