Payroll Administrator

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Payroll Administrator to work for a leading aerospace client, based within the Payroll Operations team in Preston, reporting to one of the Payroll Team Managers. This role requires a customer focused approach to accurately administer complex, high volume payrolls.Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.Key duties include; Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation and processing of high volume and complex Payrolls in line with SLA's and HMRC leglislation. Responsible for logging any advances, errors and overpayments and reporting any known issues/defects to a Payroll Team Manager for timely review. Play a key role in ensuring that all work instructions and processes regularly reviewed and and remain compliant with governance and audit procedures. Proactively escalate any discrepancies or changes required. Support with the continuous improvement initiative, highlighting new ideas and better ways of working. Responsible for the regular review of all Finance reconciliation items for your areas of responsibility. Support with internal/external Payroll reviews/audits when required. Support with the training of team members as and when required. Work along our employees, Business stakeholders and internal/external teams in order to promptly resolve any business, employee and Third Party payroll related queries, ensuring the most effective communication method is used. Responsible for identifying and taking relevant preventative action to minimise under / over payments. Responsible for prioritising your own workload and using initiative and problem solving capabilities to provide a responsive Payroll Service at all times. Other duties as defined by the Payroll Team Manager and Business.Knowledge- Excellent knowledge and experience of UK Payroll- Previous experience of working within a Payroll Service delivering multiple payrolls.- Payroll legislation knowledge, including an appreciation for future changes and the possible impact of these on a Payroll function.- Experience of Resource Link system or similar is desirableEssential Skills- PC Literacy, competent in Word, Excel & Outlook- Excellent people skills- Excellent oral and written communication skills.- The ability to interrogate and analyse data demonstrating numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail.- Ability to problem solve using own initiative.(- Collaborative approach with colleagues and stakeholders to build and maintain effective relationships.Qualifications- CIPP or equivalent Payroll qualification would be an advantage- GCSEs or equivalent in Mathematics and English, grades A-C.Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancyPayroll; VAT returns; Reconciliation; Payroll Legislation; P11D; p45; Payroll Systems; multi-payroll; HMRC; Query Handling; Stakeholder Management; Expenses; CIPP; Resource LinkTPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2025-10-13