Payroll Administrator
Posted 1 day ago by Jobserve
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Summary: The Payroll Administrator role is a temporary position within a well-established engineering and manufacturing company, requiring strong payroll experience to support the finance team. The successful candidate will manage end-to-end payroll processing for UK employees and maintain employee records. This role offers an immediate start and the opportunity to work in a structured, hands-on environment during a busy period. The position may allow for office-based or hybrid working arrangements depending on business needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Temporary Payroll Officer position with an immediate start
- Supporting end-to-end payroll processing across UK employees
- Inputting payroll data, adjustments, and monthly submissions
- Performing reconciliations and investigating payroll variances
- Maintaining employee records across HR and payroll systems
- Assisting with benefits coordination and third-party payments
- Managing payroll queries via shared inbox and internal stakeholders
- Office-based or hybrid working depending on business needs.
Key Skills:
- Strong payroll experience in a Payroll Officer or Payroll Administrator role
- Immediately available or on under 2 weeks notice
- Solid understanding of UK payroll processes and compliance
- Confident Excel user (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data manipulation)
- High attention to detail and strong reconciliation skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
- Experience with payroll systems such as ADP, Sage, or similar is beneficial.
Salary (Rate): £35,000 yearly
City: Aylesbury
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Payroll Administrator - Engineering and Manufacturing
Your new company
A well-established and growing organisation within the engineering and manufacturing sector is seeking a Payroll Officer with strong payroll experience to support its finance team on a temporary basis. Operating within a specialised area of thermal technology and industrial solutions, the business has a strong UK presence and a reputation for technical expertise, long-standing clients, and consistent growth. This is a great opportunity to join a structured, hands-on environment during a busy period.
Your new role
- Temporary Payroll Officer position with an immediate start
- Supporting end-to-end payroll processing across UK employees
- Inputting payroll data, adjustments, and monthly submissions
- Performing reconciliations and investigating payroll variances
- Maintaining employee records across HR and payroll systems
- Assisting with benefits coordination and third-party payments
- Managing payroll queries via shared inbox and internal stakeholders
- Office-based or hybrid working depending on business needs.
- Strong payroll experience in a Payroll Officer or Payroll Administrator role
- Immediately available or on under 2 weeks notice
- Solid understanding of UK payroll processes and compliance
- Confident Excel user (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data manipulation)
- High attention to detail and strong reconciliation skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
- Experience with payroll systems such as ADP, Sage, or similar is beneficial.
- Competitive pay (up to £35k equivalent depending on experience/hours)
- Immediate start within a stable and established business
- Full-time or part-time options available
- Exposure to a busy, varied payroll function
- Supportive finance team and structured processes
- Opportunity to gain experience within the engineering/manufacturing sector
- Apply now if you are immediately available or approaching the end of a short notice period.
- Ensure your CV clearly demonstrates strong payroll experience
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