Payroll Officer

Job Introduction

Founded in 1968, Griffiths is one of the leading civil engineering and rail contractors working throughout Wales, the midlands and south-west England. With an annual turnover of circa £250m our 1000+ directly employed, well-trained, dedicated and highly competent workforce deliver client solutions which includes Welsh Government, Network Rail, Highways England, local authorities, Utility Companies and private sector organisations.   

In 2018, Griffiths became part of Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials business and a wholly owned subsidiary of CRH. 

We're now recruiting for a Payroll Officer to be based at our Abergavenny offices.  

We’re working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Role Responsibility

As a Payroll Officer, you will be responsible for the processing of weekly payrolls and monthly payrolls. This includes all the administrative activities & processes related to the payroll; ensuring the company is compliant with legislative & GDPR regulations.

Working in conjunction with and support the company’s HR department, the successful candidate's duties and responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Processing weekly payroll for over 360 employees, and supporting the process of the monthly payrolls ensuring that:
• Checking timesheet entries have been signed off by management & queries resolved.
• Ensuring hours are entered accurately onto the payroll system and checking the data entry.
• Making sure holiday pay calculations have been correctly applied.
• Maintaining Employee Records inclusive of things such as rates of Pay/Salaries, holiday entitlements, sickness recording and calculations and management & reconciliation of attachments of earnings to name a few.

Furthermore, you will when required, support the Payroll Manager in other payroll & associated administrative duties, supporting managers with day-to-day enquiries and answering payroll enquiries.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate should be in receipt of the following skills:

• Flexible, ability to prioritise and self-motivate to consistently meet deadlines
• Detail orientated and accurate
• Highly organised and methodical
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to think logically & have problem-solving ability
• Able to produce ad-hoc reports within excel to analyse data & perform calculations
• Good understanding of the auto-enrolment pension scheme

In addition, the successful candidate should also have experience & knowledge of the following:

• CIPP qualified (Desirable)
• Knowledge of expenses processing
• Good working knowledge of gross to net calculations using PAYE tables and the exact percentage method for NI.
• TUPE transfers in relation to conditions of service, pensions and entitlements through payroll
• Advanced ability in Microsoft Excel

Why Us

We offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits.

Some of the range of benefits on offer to employees include:

• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice.
• Training and development opportunities

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future?

Tarmac Trading Limited