Payroll Administrator
County: Worcestershire
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 (Monday - Friday)

Our client are a market leader in the Highways Term Maintenance Industry, responsible for looking after over 50,000 kms of the UK’s highways network.

Our client take pride in offering a dedicated, flexible approach which supports their clients, underpinned by the recruitment, development and retention of a locally based workforce.

Our client want you to grow your career in a way that suits you, whether that is making the best of your skills in a role you enjoy, or developing new skills as you progress with our company.

As the Payroll Administrator, you will join a team of 3. This role is based in Worcestershire, working within the finance department.

The main activities in this department are local payroll processing of approx 200 salaried and non salaried staff, purchase ledger, sales ledger and all aspects of management accounting.

Purpose of the role and your responsibilities;

• Local Payroll Administration
• Process non-salaried timesheets into excel by required deadlines and load onto KHEOPs for checking
• Process monthly salaried staff timesheets onto KHEOPs by required deadlines
• Identify missing timesheets and sickness certificates and chase line managers where required
• Collate and input absence records (sickness and annual leave etc)
• Check accuracy of weekly posting reports when received from Central payroll department
• Complete non-salaried employment offers, contracts and starter paperwork alongside the relevant Supervisors
• Carry out right to work checks for new starters in line with published company procedures and employment law
• Process leavers in a timely manner and by relevant payroll deadlines to ensure that staff are not overpaid
• Liaise with central HR Administration to ensure that salaried offers, contracts and starter paperwork is completed
• Flag any queries or anomalies relating to pay to line managers seeking advice from the central payroll team and/or HR Advice and/or Regional HR Business Partner
• Manage annual holiday entitlements for all staff and ensure they are updated in line with contractual entitlement
• Complete monthly reports on employee holidays and sickness for distribution to senior managers
• Carry out any ad-hoc duties as requested by the Business Unit Financial Controller

Skills required

• Microsoft Office applications (Excel, WORD etc.)
• Excellent communicator, both verbally and written
• Good organisation and time management skills
• Accuracy / attention to detail
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

Knowledge

• Basic knowledge of the business and payroll is preferred