Payroll Administrator

Following years of accelerated growth Culina Group is now a £2.2billion+ turnover business, employing over 22,000 staff, with a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. Culina Group operates from over 100+ depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 1,000 clients over its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packaging solutions and fresh and baked goods.

Company Overview
Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

We are now seeking a Payroll Administrator to join our Payroll team to ensure accurate and timely calculation and payment of Payroll. As a successful candidate, you will contribute to the overall success of the payroll team, and will report directly to the Payroll Manager.

This is a full time, permanent position working Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:00, initially based at our Appleton site, moving to our brand new site in Birchwood, once complete.

Job responsibilities of Payroll Administrator include:

• Process payroll in line with agreed deadlines, liaising with Managers and Employees where appropriate.
• Process new employees,  leavers, pay changes, in line with contractual compliance and statutory regulations
• Processing of accurate payroll data recording time, attendance, sickness, absence & holiday entitlement and provision of payslips.
• Undertake audit tasks including checking exception reports, analysing and making corrections to payroll data as and when required.
• Reporting payroll outputs reports and interfaces with stakeholders internal and external to the Organisation. (HMRC, Pensions, Finance and third party providers).
• Processing all deductions/notifications through the payroll software and informing external agencies as appropriate (HMRC, AOE requesters)
• Liaison and administration of the Pension and auto/ contractual enrolment obligations.
• Assist the Payroll Manger in the timely processing of Bacs payments.
• Respond to employee queries in line with agreed SLA timescales.
• Working on projects and change implementation as and when requited.
• Undertake adhoc duties as defined by the Payroll Manager.

To apply for the role of Payroll Administrator you should possess the following skills, experiences and qualifications:

• Understanding of statutory and contractual regulations.
• Understanding of Payroll, HR and T&A systems.
• Good analytical and analysis skills
• Good computer input skills including knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Qualified to level 3 in Payroll (desirable)
• Good customer service skills

As part of our drive to make Culina Group a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of 24 days + 8 Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer
• Life Assurance -  x2 your annual salary
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!