Payroll Technician

Payroll Technician This is a permanent opportunity within a fun, fast-paced recruitment firm. About the Company Protocol is a top-tier recruitment company specialising in the Education, Skills, and Training sectors. With over 29 years in the industry, we’ve built a strong brand that’s widely recognised and respected. We're passionate about growth—both ours and yours. Our people are our greatest asset, and we offer a range of training and development opportunities to support your career journey with us. Job Description As a Payroll Technician, you’ll be part of our dynamic Payroll Team, working alongside an established Finance Department in a collaborative, supportive environment. If you thrive on managing payrolls with precision, developing and improving systems, working independently and enjoy tackling new challenges in a lively workplace, this role could be your perfect fit. The key responsibilities of the role will include but are not limited to: Payroll Processing: Handle diverse payrolls on a weekly and monthly basis, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Data Reporting: Generate and maintain payroll-related reports, providing critical insights to relevant business stakeholders. Pension Management: Manage workplace pensions, from calculations to communications, making sure everything runs smoothly. Payment Management: Oversee BACS processes, ensuring all payments are on time and accurate. Statutory Calculations: Calculate statutory payments such as SSP and SMP, keeping us fully compliant. Customer Care: Address payroll-related queries with professionalism and care. Collaborative Teamwork: Work closely with Finance, Compliance, and other departments to keep processes streamlined. Additional Tasks: Contribute to other payroll projects as needed. Process Management: Ability to review and improve processes. About You To succeed in this role, you’ll ideally bring: Must have: · Strong interpersonal skills with clear, effective communication abilities. Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with complex data. Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail. · Experience managing different types of payrolls—salaried, timesheet-based, weekly, and monthly. · Knowledge of various payroll systems. · Proven ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and manage workload effectively. · Experience of working in a recruitment / employment business or other professional service. What's on Offer A fantastic opportunity to shape and help drive the business forward. Option to work a 4 day working week Salary of £28,000-£32,000 DOE per annum. 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays. Health care plans – Bupa & Wellbeing app, including employee assistance programme and 1:1 fitness and lifestyle coaching. Payday breakfast. Birthday day-off. Fridge Fridays (a choice of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available). Casual dress code. Flexible holiday options—buy or sell holidays Discounted gym memberships

Location: West Bridgford, GB

Posted Date: 1/9/2025