Are you an experienced payroll professional looking for a fast‑paced, high‑volume role where technical accuracy and compliance really matter?
This is an opportunity for a Payroll Officer (High Volume / Transactional) to join a large, highly complex organisation within the education sector, operating a nationally significant payroll function. As a Payroll Officer, you will be part of a centralised payroll team supporting a very high‑volume workforce, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely processing of all pay‑related transactions. This Payroll Officer role sits within a fast‑paced, detail‑driven environment where precision, compliance, and strong technical payroll knowledge are essential.
The Payroll Officer will be supporting a payroll service responsible for processing over 15,000 employees and approximately 7,000 contractors each month, making this a truly high‑volume, transactional payroll environment where strong legislative understanding and attention to detail are critical.
What will you be doing as a Payroll Officer?
- Processing high‑volume payroll transactions across a workforce of over 15,000 employees and approximately 7,000 contractors
- Supporting end‑to‑end payroll processing including starters, leavers, contract changes, and pay adjustments
- Ensuring accurate setup of payroll records for all employee types including salaried staff, casual workers, and contractors
- Managing complex payroll activity including absence‑related pay (sickness, maternity, paternity, adoption, sabbaticals, and career breaks)
- Calculating and processing statutory payments including PAYE, National Insurance, SSP, SMP, and other legislative requirements
- Acting as a first point of contact for payroll queries from employees and managers, providing accurate and timely responses
- Investigating and resolving payroll discrepancies, escalating complex issues where required
- Ensuring all payroll activity is fully compliant with current tax legislation and organisational procedures
- Working collaboratively within a large payroll team to meet strict deadlines and maintain accuracy under pressure
- Using payroll systems (experience with ResourceLink is highly beneficial but not essential)
We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:
- Strong payroll experience in a high‑volume, transactional payroll environment
- Solid technical knowledge of payroll legislation including PAYE, NI, SSP, SMP and wider tax compliance requirements
- Experience processing end‑to‑end payroll including starters, leavers, and contract changes
- Confidence working with large datasets and high‑volume payroll cycles
- Ability to work accurately to tight deadlines in a fast‑paced environment
- Strong communication skills with the ability to handle payroll queries professionally
- Experience using payroll systems (experience with ResourceLink would be highly advantageous)
Similar roles could include: Payroll Administrator, Payroll Clerk, Payroll Technician, Payroll Operations Officer, Payroll Assistant (Transactional).
What will you get in return for your work as a Payroll Officer?
- Immediate start available
- 4‑week temporary assignment
- 35 hours per week
- Hourly rate: £15.19ph – £16.93ph (depending on experience)
- Weekly pay
- Paid annual leave (accrued)
- Hybrid working available following initial training period
- Opportunity to work within a large‑scale, high‑volume payroll operation
- Exposure to complex, compliance‑driven transactional payroll processing in a structured team environment
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