Payroll Officer; Maternity Cover Job Wrexham area,Wales UK,HR/Recruitment

Position: Payroll Officer (18 Month Maternity Cover)

Purpose of the role

The Payroll Officer (18 Month Maternity Cover - Fixed Term Contract) is responsible for producing and processing the payrolls at HPP monthly, ensuring they are done to a high standard (on time, in full with no errors). This includes all activities related to and surrounding the monthly processing, and annual activities. In addition, the role manages the HRIS systems, keeping them up to date and accurate, and reports to other departments such as finance.

Available

for a March start date

Fixed term contract lasting 18 months.

Requirements

Strong maths skills with an ability to spot numerical errors
Communicating to others with varying levels of understanding
IT skills, with advanced knowledge of Excel
Prioritizing and owning projects to closure
Proven 5 years of work experience as a Payroll Officer or similar, managing payroll for approx. 500‑1,000 staff
Hands‑on experience with HRIS and payroll software
Using initiative to take ownership of area of responsibility
Knowledge of payroll processing, tax and tax year processing, statutory payments & reporting requirements, and labour legislation
CIPP qualification
Organised and logical approach
Approachable
Detail conscious
Proactive
Good at customer service

Success in this role will be if you… (deliverables)

Process the employee monthly payroll to a high level – expecting an accuracy rate of 98%+

Manage all variable data
Starters / leavers
Ad hoc requests

Manage the payroll provider to ensure accuracy levels are maintained to a high level

Post payroll reporting

Tax year‑end processing:

P60s
P11ds
Employer NIC contributions
Early year updates
Managing HMRC account

Point of contact for employee queries on pay

Assist with day‑to‑day support with benefits administration

Ad hoc reporting from the HRIS to support compensation & benefit activities

Support if required – process the Expat payroll:

APro
Invoice tracking
Starters / leavers
Tax payments

Support the payroll apprentice in tasks to ensure all required work is completed to the desired standard

Responsible for the gender pay report figures

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