Payroll Clerk

Salary/Rate:£28000 - £30000 per annum
Job type:Perm
Location:Bradford, West Yorkshire

About the Role

Sewell Wallis are working with a brilliant business in Bradford who are looking for an experienced part time Payroller to join their team on a permanent basis, this role has arisen due to the business going through a period of growth.

They are a well-respected company and are very well known for ensuring strong relationships are built between their clients.

The role is a great opportunity to gain exposure working in a busy and fast-paced environment who are an industry leader.

Within this role you will be working alongside a friendly team with a manager who has extensive experience they are keen to pass on.

What will you be doing?

  • Oversee the end-to-end processing of bi-monthly payroll for a workforce of 450, incorporating elements such as salary sacrifice arrangements, banked hours, and pension contributions, all delivered within strict deadlines.
  • Process staff mileage and expense reimbursements, ensuring appropriate approvals are obtained prior to payment.
  • Collaborate closely with HR to align and update employee records in Sage, ensuring precision in payroll calculations.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for complex payroll queries from both internal stakeholders and external bodies, including HMRC and pension providers.
  • Track and review attendance data for office-based staff, identifying and reporting any discrepancies in hours worked or punctuality to relevant line managers.
  • Prepare and post payroll-related journals, taking full accountability for reconciling payroll control accounts.
  • Guarantee timely submission of Real Time Information (RTI) reports in line with HMRC compliance requirements.
  • Ensure all statutory and voluntary deductions are calculated accurately and that remittances to external agencies are completed promptly.
  • Manage the scheduling and execution of electronic payroll transfers to ensure all payments are processed on time.
  • Administer auto-enrolment duties and manage Attachment of Earnings orders in accordance with legal and regulatory obligations.

What skills are we looking for?

  • Extensive payroll knowledge minimum of 3 years previous payroll experience.
  • Confident with- Excel (including pivot tables and lookups) and Sage 50.
  • Driven individual who is a team player.

What's on offer?

  • The opportunity to work for an industry leader.
  • Join a friendly finance team.
  • Opportunity to add a fantastic business to your CV.
  • Onsite parking.
  • Healthcare Cash Plan.
  • Free On-Site Gym.
  • Life Insurance.
  • Holiday Buy/Sell Scheme.
  • Funded Learning and Development Opportunities.

If you are interested, please contact Suliman Mahmood.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

Job ref: SM/5864Post Date: 09.05.25
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Meet Our Recruiter

Suliman Mahmood

Suliman Mahmood

Consultant | Temporary Transactional Finance
07900 738 647
suliman.mahmood@sewellwallis.co.uk

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