Payroll Administrator

St. Austell Brewery is recruiting for a Payroll Administrator on 12 month Fixed Term Contract to cover an internal maternity leave. As a Payroll Administrator, your role will see you effectively perform a wide variety of payroll and People related tasks, supporting the pay and benefits team, to provide a high quality and professional service.

Your new role

• Updating our People & Payroll system with starters, leavers, changes to terms and conditions, absence details, pay changes and so on
• Maintaining e-personnel files, ensuring records are accurate and data is held in line with GDPR requirements. Organising data files and where necessary archiving documents which are out of date.
• Working closely with the HR team to ensure all Company policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Supporting with project work as and when required. Continually challenge the way we do things and seek out opportunities for improvement.
• Completing additional accounting tasks and ad-hoc reporting as assigned by the organisation and related third parties.
• Preparation for HRIS/Payroll System and data cleansing.
• Assist in the administration of benefits in kind and statutory reporting required.

About you

• Confident communication and organisational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Strong problem solving skills
• Confident user of MS Office packages
• Previous experience in a Payroll focused role would be advantageous
• Ability to commit to a 12 month fixed term contract

What we offer in return:

• 25 days annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)
• Company pension scheme
• 30% discount on food & drink and 50% discount on accommodation
• Fantastic training & career development opportunities.
• Discounted membership with local businesses
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company bonus scheme
• Health cash plan

Additional Info

For further details and a job description please email

St Austell Brewery is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We also welcome requests for flexible working.

Early applications are encouraged as we’ll review applications throughout the recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert at any time. Please note that we politely request no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. Speculative CVs from recruitment agencies won’t be accepted, nor the fees associated with them.

Please note we are not able to offer a UK skilled worker sponsorship for this role.

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