A large, well‑established organisation is looking for two Payroll Advisors to support their high‑volume payroll operations on a 6‑month fixed term or temporary basis. You'll work fully on‑site within a busy payroll team of 13, delivering accurate processing across 29,000 employees and five payroll cycles. Strong Excel capability, VLOOKUPs and PivotTables is essential.
Key Responsibilities
Managing high‑volume payroll cycles across UK Lunar, Weekly, Monthly x2
Processing employee lifecycle changes including starters, leavers, and contractual amendments
Administering statutory payments and deductions across multiple payroll frequencies
Providing timely support on payroll queries to employees and managers
Preparing payroll outputs, checks, and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance
Using advanced Excel tools to manage, analyse, and validate large data sets
Ideal Experience
Strong background in high‑volume, multi‑cycle payroll
Confident using Excel, VLOOKUPs, PivotTables, data manipulation
Experience within an in‑house payroll environment
Comfortable working fully office‑based
Able to work autonomously in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure setting
Quick starter with strong accuracy, communication, and organisational skills
Contract Details
6‑month fixed term contract or temp contract (both available)
Salary: £33,333.89 or £15-£16ph
Fully office‑based
Team size: 13 (1 Manager, 3 Advisors, 9 Admins)
Exposure to five payroll cycles and 29,000 employees
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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position
Salary description
£15.00 - £16.00 per hour