Role: Payroll & Employee Benefits Administrator

Location: Witney

Salary: £30,000-£35,000 (the role is part time 21 hrs per week, salary will be pro-rota)

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A growing organisation based in Witney are looking to add an Payroll & Employee Benefits Administrator to their team.

They will be responsible for all aspects of the company payroll and employee benefit schemes.

You will need to be well organised and be able to administer in a timely and confidential way, working within the legal framework and liaising with the payroll support functions

Key Responsibilities

• Processes the Company's payroll every pay period and year-end
• Work with Payroll Support Provider
• Maintain payroll processing system and record by gathering, calculating, and inputting data
• Compute employee take-home pay based on time records, benefits, and taxes
• Answer employee questions about wages, deductions
• Adhere to payroll policies and procedures and comply with relevant law
• Identify, investigates, and resolves discrepancies in timesheet and payroll records
• Work closely with financial accounts
• Honour confidentiality of employees' pay records
• Input and report on pension contributions
• Complete payroll reports for record-keeping purposes or managerial review
• Determine Organisation's tax obligations
• Calculate departmental bonuses
• Calculate and administer the yearly bonus scheme and company phantom shares
• Support Head of HR with general HR and Health & Safety Administration tasks

Skills and Knowledge Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years' experience in payroll administration, ideally within financial services or a regulated industry.
• Willingness to undertake study
• Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
• Proficiency in payroll software (e.g., ADP, Sage, Xero, or similar) and Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent Excel skills and experience working with spreadsheets and data analysis.
• Experience handling complex remuneration structures including bonuses, deferred compensation, and benefits.
• Attention to detail, numerical accuracy, and time management.

This is a great opportunity for a candidate to join a growing company.

If this position is of interest, then please apply ASAP.

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