Payroll Officer

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That's what our business is about, that's how our people find satisfaction in their jobs.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Flexible working opportunities
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

VolkerWessels UK is a market leading contracting group of five closely linked businesses.

We provide integrated and ground-breaking solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, with specialisms in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

We are looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Officer to join our team on a 1-year fixed term contract. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of both our weekly and monthly payrolls while maintaining compliance with statutory legislation and company policies.

• Process weekly and monthly payrolls accurately and on time.
• Prepare, input, and process payroll data for allocated payrolls.
• Check and reconcile payroll outputs prior to BACS submission.
• Review payrolls processed by other team members to help ensure BACS deadlines are met.
• Respond to employee payroll queries in an efficient, professional, and confidential manner.
• Liaise with internal departments to ensure payroll information is received within required deadlines.
• Support the Payroll Manager and wider payroll team with ad-hoc duties and projects as required.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional seeking a flexible, part-time role within a supportive team environment.

Please note that this role is an office-based role at our Hoddesdon head office. This is a 1 year maternity cover fixed term contract, Part time working 26.5 hours per week.

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at careers@volkerwessels.co.uk