Payroll Advisor (12-month FTC)

About The Role

At Victrex, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Payroll Advisor to join our People Operations team and help deliver an exceptional payroll service to employees across the business. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on accuracy, enjoys problem solving, and takes pride in providing excellent customer service.

If you're passionate about payroll and want to work in a collaborative, supportive environment where your contribution truly matters, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Payroll Advisor, you'll play a key role in ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with payroll legislation and company policies.

You'll be responsible for:

• Supporting the end-to-end payroll process.
• Managing payroll changes, including starters, leavers and contractual amendments.
• Processing and checking payroll data to ensure accuracy.
• Advising employees and managers on payroll-related queries.
• Supporting pension administration and statutory payments.
• Working closely with HR colleagues and external providers.
• Producing payroll reports and maintaining accurate records.
• Ensuring compliance with payroll legislation and internal controls.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and enhance the employee experience.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in payroll administration or payroll processing
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Confident working with data, systems and spreadsheets
• Customer-focused with strong communication skills
• Able to manage confidential information professionally
• Proactive, adaptable and keen to continuously improve processes
• Experience with in an HR or shared services environment would be advantageous.

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) and PAEK (Poly Aryl Ether Ketone) polymer solutions focusing on the strategic markets of automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics and medical. Every day, millions of people use products and applications containing our materials – from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to energy operations and medical devices. With over 40 years’ experience, we are developing world leading solutions with PEEK and PAEK-based polymers and selected semi-finished and finished parts which enable environmental and societal benefit for our customers and our markets and drive value for our shareholders.

At Victrex, we have a clear purpose: to deliver transformational and sustainable solutions that address global material challenges. Our core values of passion, innovation, and performance are at the heart of everything we do. We are a company that thrives on human-centred leadership, valuing curiosity, adaptability, and collaboration in a fast-paced, digitally enabled world. We believe in empowering individuals, rather than seeing barriers to progress.

We are looking for individuals who are comfortable working in an environment that values digital and AI-driven solutions, who see technology as an enabler rather than a challenge. At Victrex, we foster a culture of continuous learning, agility, and adaptability, where employees are encouraged to embrace new ways of working, leverage data-driven insights, and drive meaningful change. As we continue to evolve, we need people who are not just contributors but change accelerators – individuals who champion innovation, and drive transformation with a growth mindset.

Whether through digitalisation, process improvement, or human-centred leadership, our employees play a crucial role in shaping the future of our business. Our leadership approach is built on empowerment, inclusion, and collaboration. We value people who lead with empathy and authenticity, fostering a workplace where diverse perspectives and ideas can thrive. We work hard to ensure that our teams are engaged, motivated, and equipped to navigate an ever-changing landscape.

Sustainability is core to our strategy. We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint while supporting society through…