Payroll Officer

Payroll Officer/Specialist

£35k-£40k per annum

Monday – Friday / General Office Hours

Wrexham

Our client based in the Wrexham area is currently recruiting a Payroll Officer/Specialist on a permanent basis.

Based within the HR department, the role will manage the day-to-day payroll process for employees across the company's manufacturing and support functions, ensuring that all employees are paid accurately and on time in accordance with their contractual terms, approved working arrangements, company policies and current UK legislation.

The role will have responsibility for processing and validating variable payroll information for multiple UK sites, relevant to a manufacturing environment, including attendance, overtime, shift payments, incentives, allowances, absence, statutory payments and deductions.

Payroll Processing

• Process the Company's UK monthly payroll accurately and within agreed payroll deadlines.
• Maintain accurate payroll records for all employees.
• Process new starters, leavers, salary changes, promotions, transfers and contractual amendments.
• Process variable payroll information, including:
  • Overtime
  • Shift allowances and premiums
  • Bonuses
  • Attendance and Absence payments
  • One-off payments
  • Deductions
  • Statutory payments
  • Other contractual or authorised payments.
• Ensure payroll inputs are properly authorised before processing.
• Complete payroll checks and reconciliations before payroll is finalised.
• Identify and resolve payroll discrepancies promptly.
• Ensure employees are paid correctly and on time.

Manufacturing Payroll

• Work closely with production and site management teams to ensure accurate payroll inputs for employees (hourly & salaried employees).
• Validate timesheets, attendance records, overtime and shift information.
• Ensure payroll accurately reflects approved working patterns and contractual arrangements.
• Process approved shift premiums, overtime rates and other manufacturing-related payments.
• Investigate discrepancies between attendance/timekeeping, overtime, records and payroll data.
• Support managers with payroll-related queries concerning working hours, overtime and payments.

Statutory Payroll

• Ensure payroll is processed in accordance with current UK legislation and HMRC requirements.
• Process statutory deductions, including:
  • PAYE
  • National Insurance
  • Student and postgraduate loans
  • Attachment of Earnings Orders
  • Pension contributions
  • Other statutory deductions.
• Administer Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP), Statutory Adoption Pay and other statutory payments as applicable.
• Ensure accurate processing of tax codes and HMRC notifications.
• Support the preparation and submission of required HMRC payroll information.
• Maintain awareness of changes to UK payroll legislation and ensure relevant changes are implemented.

Pension Administration

• Administer workplace pension processes in accordance with auto-enrolment requirements.
• Process pension enrolments, opt-outs, re-enrolments and contribution changes.
• Liaise with the Company's pension provider to resolve queries and discrepancies.
• Ensure pension deductions and employer contributions are accurately reflected in payroll.

Payroll Reconciliations and Reporting

• Complete payroll reconciliations and validation checks, before payroll sign-off.
• Reconcile payroll against Finance records and relevant reports.
• Investigate and resolve variances.
• Produce regular payroll reports for HR, Finance and management.
• Provide payroll data for HR reporting, budgeting, forecasting and management information.
• Support month-end and year-end payroll activities.
• Assist with the preparation of payroll information required for audits.

Compliance and Data Protection

• Ensure payroll processes comply with UK employment, tax, payroll and pension legislation.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of employee payroll and personal information.
• Handle personal data in accordance with UK GDPR and the Company's data protection policies.
• Maintain appropriate payroll records and documentation to support audit and compliance requirements.
• Ensure payroll controls are consistently applied, and any issues are escalated appropriately.

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