Trainee Payroll Administrator - Studentjob.co.uk

Description

At activpayroll, our success is your success. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide a truly global service while never compromising on local talent or expertise, and our fantastic teams across the world are unwavering in their commitment to our clients.

Position

Title: Trainee Payroll Administrator

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Reporting To: UK Payroll Team Lead

To support our ongoing business growth, we are excited to bring a new trainee opportunity to join our UK Payroll team. This could be a fantastic opportunity for a recent graduate or school leaver to explore a career in payroll, as part of an ambitious global organisation. We work on a hybrid basis of 1‑2 days at our Edinburgh city centre office.

Typical day

This is a trainee position, so every day will be an opportunity to learn new skills and knowledge, but your general day‑to‑day tasks could include:

• Supporting the UK Payroll team with the processing of payrolls for a range of clients of various sizes and from a diverse range of businesses
• Supporting with processing starters and leavers, calculating statutory payments, RTI submissions, Pension Deductions etc.
• Working directly with clients to ensure accuracy of payroll data and answer queries, resolve problems and provide payroll support
• Supporting the UK Payroll Team Leads with any general administration activities within the team
• Supporting the UK Payroll Operations Manager with ad‑hoc project support as needed

Qualifications

• A degree level qualification, or excellent results at Higher level (English and Maths specifically would be preferred subjects)
• Some experience in an administration or customer service environment
• Strong IT skills, specifically Excel and able to pick up new IT packages very quickly
• A positive, confident and proactive attitude
• Enjoy working as part of a team and self‑motivated
• Willing to undertake training and open to new challenges