Assistant Payroll Manager Job at PHSGroup (Caerphilly)

Assistant Payroll Manager

PHSGroup

Location:
United Kingdom , Caerphilly

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

30000.00 - 35000.00 GBP / Year

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Job Description:

Assistant Payroll Manager Caerphilly Head Office Salary – c.£30,000 to £35,000 depending on experience, and excellent benefits Great hours Monday to Friday, no weekend work, Full Time, permanent position Enjoy working in Payroll? Looking for a career rather than a job? Based in or near Caerphilly? If you answered 'Yes' to the above, an opportunity has just become available here at phs Group – the UK’s leading Hygiene Services provider. We’re looking for the right person to join us as an Assistant Payroll Manager. This is why you will love it here… It’s a rare opportunity to join our friendly, supportive, and approachable team, where we all work well together. You’ll work closely with the Payroll Manager and may deputise for them on occasion. It’s a role for someone who is organised and enjoys being busy, as we support over 3000 colleagues nationally. It’s a great place to work – a successful, market-leading company with a friendly atmosphere. We have great hours, a good salary, and our list of benefits continues to grow.

Job Responsibility:

Processing and managing weekly, lunar and monthly payrolls for approx. 3000 employees via iTrent
Processing SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP, ShPP and all other statutory payments
Ensuring the payroll process is correctly actioned and all employees are paid accurately and on time
Where necessary, manually calculating pay from gross to net plus other statutory entitlements to assist with queries
Processing Auto Enrolment Pension contributions and assessing employee eligibility
Preparing pension files and uploading to pension providers alongside mail merge of pension documents for employees
Managing the end-to-end HMRC/RTI process ensuring monthly files balance and are submitted on time
Implementation of any new legislation changes to become ‘business as usual’
Managing the full year end process
Ensuring all payroll policies and procedures are relevant and up to date
Responding to payroll queries within the agreed timescales (SLA’s)
Processing expenses via Web Expenses

Requirements:

Previous Experience of large payrolls is essential
Membership of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is desirable
A strong knowledge and understanding of payroll practices and legislation including Auto Enrolment and Re Enrolment
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Able to work alone effectively to achieve multiple / challenging deadlines
High levels of attention to detail
Microsoft office skills required, and an understanding of file conversion from Excel – CSV, file formatting for iTrent imports, and an ability to mail merge
iTrent experience and in-house payroll experience are desirable
A working ethos that ensures privacy and confidentiality is always a focus
Ability to deputise for the Payroll Manager in their absence

Nice to have:

Membership of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
iTrent experience
in-house payroll experience

What we offer:

23 days holiday plus bank holidays (31 days in total) plus a Buy / Sell holiday scheme
Amazing employee discounts with major supermarkets and retailers via phsPerks.com
Free Parking onsite
24-hour wellbeing helpline
Cycle to work scheme
Pension scheme
Life assurance
Training opportunities
Accredited ILM training

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 05, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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