About the role:
At our Support Services, we're dedicated to helping colleagues across the business with advice and guidance whenever it's needed. Our busy and reliable Payroll Team are a key part of this, working together to provide comprehensive payroll service to colleagues across the Society. We have an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Specialist to join our team at our Support Centre in Lincoln. This is a chance to play a key role in managing the full payroll process across multiple systems, working alongside a supportive and collaborative team. In this roll, you'll be responsible for:
1. Respond to payroll and pension queries, providing clear guidance to colleagues and managers.
2. Managing accurate records, support audits and GDPR compliance, and contribute to system testing and continuous improvement.
3. Manage end-to-end payroll across multiple payrolls, ensuring accurate and timely payments.
4. Perform payroll checks, reconciliations, and resolved errors, warnings, and tax code updates.
5. Administrate auto-enrolment processes, including assessments, opt-ins/outs, and payment reconciliations.
6. Processed starters, leavers, deductions, statutory payments, and third-party schedules.
7. Validate reports and calculations to ensure accurate payslips and compliance with legislation.
For a full break down of the role, please refer to the full job description which is available as a download on this page.
About You
We’re looking for an honest, reliable, and motivated individual with a keen eye for detail and strong organisational skills. If you have at least 2 years’ experience working within a fast-paced payroll environment, we’d love to hear from you.
You’ll need to demonstrate:
8. Knowledge of PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments, and payroll regulations.
9. Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams and ideally experience of iTrent software.
10. Accuracy and attention to detail in data entry, with excellent numeracy and problem-solving skills.
11. Ability to work autonomously, manage priorities, and meet tight deadlines.
12. Knowledge of GDPR, data protection, and compliance with payroll legislation.
Benefits: In addition to working for a successful co-operative business, we offer our colleagues fantastic benefits, including:
13. 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays) (pro-rota).
14. Pension scheme offering up to 12% employer contributions.
15. Generous colleague discount rates across our family of businesses.
16. Annual discretionary colleague bonus to reward you for your hard work.
17. Free tea and coffee provisions for all colleagues during rest breaks at work.