Trainee Payroll Administrator

We are currently recruiting for a Trainee Payroll Administrator to join our team at the Tideswell Depot on a temporary basis to provide maternity cover. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to start or develop a career in payroll, with full training provided. You will gain valuable experience across both weekly and monthly payroll processes within a busy, multisite organisation. At Holdsworth Foods we are a preferred partner for various caterers, including local authorities, hospitals, independent schools, pub groups, restaurants, and cafes. Our primary operations involve warehousing and distribution from our ten sites across the UK, which feature two catering butchery facilities. Our commitment to exceptional service has helped us build a strong reputation, and we take pride in going above and beyond for our customers. The successful applicant would be joining a team which prides itself on exceptional customer service. The successful candidate will work 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday. We offer all our team members staff discount, a healthcare cash plan scheme, employee assistance programme, death in service and a company pension. As a Trainee Payroll Administrator , you will support the Payroll Manager in delivering an efficient and accurate payroll service. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone detail-oriented, organised, and eager to learn.

Main duties:

• Support the efficient and seamless provision of the payroll function, including accurate payments to employees and any third parties.
• Accurately prepare wages and salaries for payment to ensure that the Company’s obligations to employees are met.
• Processing of new starters, leavers, amendments, tax code changes and generating P45’s.
• Ensure that all statutory payments are paid inline with employment legislation e.g. SMP, SPP.
• Maintain staff records in order to facilitate correct payments to employees.
• Use of a payroll system (currently sage 50) to run weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Use of UKG and other IT software to process relevant payroll data.
• Process payments to employees, HM Revenue & Customs and others by BACS transfer.
• Prepare payroll journals and other analysis spreadsheets as required.
• Deal with employee payment queries and communicate any disputes of employee payments to the relevant head of department to be resolved.
• Deal with third parties/local authority earnings enquiries and queries.
• Produce validation and exception reports to flag any anomalies.
• Ensure that all information relation to employee terms and conditions is kept strictly confidential and only discussed with the relevant Directors & Senior/Departmental Managers.
• Assist with the administration of the Company Auto Enrolment pension scheme.
• Utilise payroll data to support in the analysis of trends and flag any concerns to the Payroll Manager as necessary.
• Produce/action any payroll reports as required by the business.
• Support systems testing and project work as required.

Person Specification

• Excellent communication, numeracy and written English skills.
• Sound understanding of word processing and spreadsheet packages
• The ability to multi-task effectively, prioritise workloads and work to deadlines.
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• The highest degree of confidentiality.
• Experience in computerised wages & payroll processing including PAYE and N.I. liabilities (desirable but not essential)
• Qualification in Payroll (desirable).
• Desired knowledge of basic Employment Law