Payroll Officer

Sheridan Maine is partnering with a well-established, multi-site organisation to recruit an experienced Payroll Officer to take responsibility for end-to-end payroll operations. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional with strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC compliance, and statutory payments to join a stable and growing business. If you have proven experience running weekly and monthly payroll across salaried and hourly employees, I would like to hear from you.

Payroll Officer – Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll for weekly and monthly payroll cycles
• Process payroll for salaried and hourly employees, including overtime and variable pay
• Administer new starters, leavers, salary changes, and payroll adjustments
• Maintain accurate payroll records including tax codes, deductions, and pension contributions
• Ensure full compliance with UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements
• Submit FPS and EPS reports and manage year-end processes including P60s and P45s
• Process statutory payments including SSP and SMP
• Prepare payroll journals and support finance with reconciliations and year-end reporting
• Submit P11D and P11D(b) returns
• Respond to employee payroll queries in a timely and professional manner
• Support payroll system upgrades, data validation, and continuous process improvement
• Work collaboratively with HR and Finance to ensure payroll accuracy

Payroll Officer – Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience in end-to-end payroll processing
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll compliance and HMRC submissions
• Experience processing statutory payments and pensions
• Advanced Excel skills
• High attention to detail and strong numerical accuracy
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple deadlines

This Payroll position is ideal for candidates seeking payroll jobs, payroll administrator jobs, or payroll officer roles where they can utilise their end-to-end payroll expertise. Apply today for a confidential discussion about this Payroll Officer opportunity. You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants.

Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.#J-18808-Ljbffr