Payroll Clerk

Payroll Officer required asap to cover sickness Your new company Bristol based business Your new role A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Payroll Officer to join this busy, high‑performing payroll function to cover sick leave, min 4 weeks cover needed. If you thrive in a fast‑paced environment, take pride in absolute accuracy, and enjoy being the go‑to expert for all things payroll, this role offers the scope, responsibility, and impact you’re looking for.

You’ll play a key role in managing and maintaining the payroll operations, ensuring the smooth and accurate processing of weekly and monthly pay for approximately 2,600 employees and workers. Working with highly confidential information every day, you’ll bring professionalism, discretion, and a meticulous eye for detail to everything you do.

This is a role for someone who is numerically confident, highly organised, and able to work both independently and collaboratively. Strong communication skills and excellent IT capability are essential, along with the confidence to interpret policy and legislation and apply it accurately in practice.

What You’ll Be Doing Processing weekly and monthly payroll for c.2,600 employees, including starters, leavers, statutory payments, overtime, court orders, over payments, and manual adjustments. Ensuring full compliance with PAYE, NIC, pensions, auto‑enrolment, and all HMRC requirements. Interpreting and applying organisational pay policies with accuracy and consistency. Coordinating best‑practice processes to maintain the integrity of all pay‑related data. Providing clear, basic guidance to employees on tax codes, NI, and statutory entitlements (SSP, SMP, SPP, SPL).

Maintaining accurate information across payroll and wider systems. Preparing information for external agencies, including mortgage and benefits references. Administering and reconciling pension schemes. Responding to employee and third‑party queries professionally and efficiently. Supporting payroll reporting and data extraction as required. Keeping process notes up to date and contributing to new process documentation. Ensuring full compliance with GDPR and the secure handling of sensitive data.

Undertaking additional duties aligned with business needs. What you'll need to succeed A recognised Payroll qualification. Experience using multiple payroll systems (experience with Access is highly desirable). Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and statutory requirements. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to support colleagues at all levels. Confident IT skills, particularly in Word, Excel and Outlook. The ability to work independently, manage competing deadlines, and maintain exceptional attention to detail.

A professional, discreet approach to handling confidential information. A collaborative mindset and a commitment to delivering a high‑quality service. What you'll get in return Remote working available Great rate of pay What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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