Payroll Coordinator

12 Month Maternity Cover

We are working exclusively with a well-established international engineering and manufacturing business to recruit an experienced Payroll Coordinator on a 12-month maternity cover contract. This role is based fully on site in Livingston.

About the role

• Reporting to the HR Manager, your responsibilities will include:
• Processing payroll accurately and within agreed deadlines
• Maintaining accurate payroll and employee records
• Processing starters, leavers, salary changes and other payroll adjustments
• Carrying out payroll reconciliations and resolving discrepancies
• Managing PAYE, National Insurance and other statutory requirements
• Supporting year-end processes, including P11D administration
• Processing wage arrestments and pension administration
• Maintaining holiday and absence records
• Preparing payroll and worked-hours reports for Finance
• Responding to employee payroll queries

About you

• Experience processing payroll, ideally end-to-end
• Good knowledge of PAYE, National Insurance and statutory requirements
• Strong numerical ability and excellent attention to detail
• Good organisational and communication skills
• A methodical approach and the ability to meet deadlines
• The ability to handle confidential information appropriately
• Good IT and payroll systems experience