Payroll Officer
hace 3 días
Manchester
Are you an experienced payroll professional looking for a fast-paced, high-volume role where technical accuracy and compliance really matter?\n\nThis is an opportunity for a Payroll Officer (High Volume / Transactional) to join a large, highly complex organisation within the education sector, operating a nationally significant payroll function. As a Payroll Officer, you will be part of a centralised payroll team supporting a very high-volume workforce, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely processing of all pay-related transactions. This Payroll Officer role sits within a fast-paced, detail-driven environment where precision, compliance, and strong technical payroll knowledge are essential.\n\nThe Payroll Officer will be supporting a payroll service responsible for processing over 15,000 employees and approximately 7,000 contractors each month, making this a truly high-volume, transactional payroll environment where strong legislative understanding and attention to detail are critical. \n\nWhat will you be doing as a Payroll Officer?\n\nProcessing high-volume payroll transactions across a workforce of over 15,000 employees and approximately 7,000 contractors\nSupporting end-to-end payroll processing including starters, leavers, contract changes, and pay adjustments\nEnsuring accurate setup of payroll records for all employee types including salaried staff, casual workers, and contractors\nManaging complex payroll activity including absence-related pay (sickness, maternity, paternity, adoption, sabbaticals, and career breaks)\nCalculating and processing statutory payments including PAYE, National Insurance, SSP, SMP, and other legislative requirements\nActing as a first point of contact for payroll queries from employees and managers, providing accurate and timely responses\nInvestigating and resolving payroll discrepancies, escalating complex issues where required\nEnsuring all payroll activity is fully compliant with current tax legislation and organisational procedures\nWorking collaboratively within a large payroll team to meet strict deadlines and maintain accuracy under pressure\nUsing payroll systems (experience with ResourceLink is highly beneficial but not essential)\nWe would LOVE to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:\n\nStrong payroll experience in a high-volume, transactional payroll environment\nSolid technical knowledge of payroll legislation including PAYE, NI, SSP, SMP and wider tax compliance requirements\nExperience processing end-to-end payroll including starters, leavers, and contract changes\nConfidence working with large datasets and high-volume payroll cycles\nAbility to work accurately to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment\nStrong communication skills with the ability to handle payroll queries professionally\nExperience using payroll systems (experience with ResourceLink would be highly advantageous)Similar roles could include: Payroll Administrator, Payroll Clerk, Payroll Technician, Payroll Operations Officer, Payroll Assistant (Transactional). \n\nWhat will you get in return for your work as a Payroll Officer?\n\nImmediate start available\n4-week temporary assignment\n35 hours per week\nHourly rate: £15.19ph - £16.93ph (depending on experience)\nWeekly pay\nPaid annual leave (accrued)\nHybrid working available following initial training period\nOpportunity to work within a large-scale, high-volume payroll operation\nExposure to complex, compliance-driven transactional payroll processing in a structured team environment \n\nApply now by sending your CV. We aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 days. If you haven't been contacted within 2 days your application has been unsuccessful. Please check our website and apply directly for any other suitable positions you see. We apologise that we are unable to contact everyone in person and thank you for your interest. Jobwise Ltd is an employment agency and the details sent in your application may be stored on our secure database