Payroll Administrator

We are looking for someone to join us as our Payroll Administrator. This role will be responsible for gathering, checking and preparing all pay information each month so our external payroll provider can process it accurately and on time. The role is the club's main link between staff, managers and the payroll company, and covers salaried staff, players, casual matchday staff and other variable payments

You will work closely with the Finance & HR teams, and some flexibility in attendance around payroll deadlines and month-end will be needed

Key Accountabilities

• To collect and check monthly pay data from HR, managers and department heads, including starters, leavers, salary changes, overtime, bonuses and expenses
• To gather timesheets and hours for casual and matchday staff, including data from Bright HR and other rota systems
• To prepare and send accurate pay instructions to the payroll company by agreed deadlines
• To check draft payroll reports against the information submitted and resolve any differences before sign-off
• To act as the main day-to-day contact for the payroll provider
• To keep accurate and confidential payroll records, including signed authorisations for all changes
• To answer staff pay queries and resolve issues promptly
• To make sure new starters have the right documents and details in place before their first pay run
• To support year-end tasks, such as P60s, P11Ds and benefits-in-kind information
• To follow GDPR and confidentiality requirements when handling personal and pay data
• To keep up to date with changes to National Minimum Wage, tax and pension rules that affect the information submitted
• To carry out any other reasonable duties as required