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Payroll Administrator

Hybrid in East Midlands·Added 3 days ago (last checked 9 Oct)

Vision Express

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Overview

Job details

  • Fixed-term contract

    Per the ad.

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

  • Be near East Midlands for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

Skills

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Hybrid working from our Nottingham Support Centre
  • Company pension, annual free eyewear and employee discount
  • Free on-site gym
  • Career development within a global organisation
  • Opportunity to develop specialist payroll knowledge and skills
  • Exposure to payroll operations across the UK and Ireland

The role

As a Payroll Administrator, you'll support the accurate and timely processing of payroll for colleagues across the business. Responsibilities will include:

  • Processing starters, leavers, and employee data changes
  • Validating payroll information and identifying discrepancies
  • Managing sickness, holiday, maternity and other employee payments
  • Supporting payroll audits and compliance checks
  • Responding to colleague and manager queries via phone and email
  • Processing payroll-related paperwork and correspondence
  • Assisting with payroll calculations, reporting and administration activities
  • Supporting wider payroll projects and continuous improvement initiatives

What you'll do

Gain hands-on experience across the full payroll lifecycle, including starters, leavers, employee changes, benefits administration, sickness absence, holiday pay, maternity pay, and payroll validation processes.

Be the first point of contact for payroll queries, supporting colleagues and managers through phone and email while delivering an excellent customer experience and helping to resolve pay-related questions.

Join a stable, experienced team with excellent coaching and development opportunities. You'll have the opportunity to build specialist skills that can support your future career progression.

Payroll Administrator

Location: Nottingham Support Centre (Hybrid)

Looking to build a career in payroll and HR administration? Join our Payroll team at Vision Express, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring colleagues across the UK and Ireland are paid accurately and on time. This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist payroll knowledge within a supportive team, gaining valuable experience in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

What We're Looking For

  • Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Good communication skills with a customer-focused approach
  • Confidence using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Outlook
  • Experience working with databases or administrative systems
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
  • Previous payroll experience is desirable but not essential
  • Experience within a high-volume administration environment would be advantageous

About Vision Express

Vision Express is an optical retailer providing eyecare and eyewear, offering eye tests, prescription glasses, sunglasses and contact lenses both online and through its store network. The company has grown from a single store in 1988 to over 590 stores in the UK, Ireland and Jersey.

Its product range spans designer and exclusive eyewear brands, contact lenses, AI glasses such as Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta, and Nuance Audio hearing glasses, alongside services including advanced eye tests, OCT 3D eye scans and contact lens appointments. The company also operates manufacturing and lab functions, with around 250 colleagues in its Tech Centre and over 200 in its Store Support Centre.

Industry
Optical retail
In the UK
Ruddington, Nottingham

Good to know if you are moving

  • Early careers pathways include Apprenticeships, Pre-Registration Optometrist programmes and Clinical Learning in Practice (CLiP) placements.
  • Teams include Optometry, Stores, Manufacturing, Joint Venture Partner and Store Support Centre.

In their own words

About the company & team

EssilorLuxottica is the global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of premium eyewear. Home to world-renowned brands including Ray-Ban, Oakley and Persol, we also operate Vision Express and David Clulow across the UK and Ireland.

With innovation, customer experience and operational excellence at the heart of everything we do, we're committed to creating environments where our people can thrive and deliver outstanding experiences for our customers.

Ready to build specialist payroll expertise and make a real impact behind the scenes? Apply today.

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