Payroll Associate

Because we strive to put people first. Culture, our way. What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. Let’s talk lifestyle:
Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, a fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.

• Preparation and checking of high volume payrolls to help ensure that employees are paid accurately and on time.
• Work flexibly to set deadlines.
• Follow detailed payroll checking procedures across all areas such as report production, payroll checking and correction, sickness processing, etc.
• Maintain an allocation of stores by processing information received from People and Culture teams and providing an excellent service to all our customers.
• Learn and apply HMRC/Revenue legislation and Primark rules on calculating and entering company & statutory payments.
• Administrative duties for new starters and leavers including processing starter declarations.
• Deal with correspondence enquiries in a timely and efficient manner from stores, HMRC/Revenue and other third parties with the support of experienced team members.
• Process attachment of earnings orders.
• Calculate and administer holiday pay entitlement.
• Administer pension deductions and assist with pension correspondence and queries.
• Learn to calculate small numbers of manual payments and repayments.
• Perform administration tasks such as filing and post-sorting.
• Write and produce reports using a reporting system and use MS Excel to carry out day‑to‑day duties.
• Learn new tasks associated with payroll processing and systems with a view to role development.
• In due course take on additional responsibility for other tasks performed by the team (for example, international payroll support).

• Candidates demonstrating a ‘can do’, positive attitude.
• Successful candidates will possess 5 or more GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent), be accurate and flexible and be comfortable working in a busy environment.

• A competent team player with a positive attitude.
• Organised with good attention to detail.
• Motivated by ensuring high standards of performance and quality of work achieved.
• Able to work in a fast‑paced environment whilst maintaining accuracy.

Our fashion isn’t one‑size‑fits‑all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity and strives to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.

If you require extra support at any stage of the selection process, please get in touch with our team at