Job Description
Department
Finance
Salary
£28,381 - £31,637 per year
Grade
Grade 4
Contract status
Fixed term
Hours of work
Full-time
Based at
University of York campus
Interview date
To be confirmed
Posted Date
14/04/2026
Apply by
28/04/2026
Job Reference
13+65
Documents
• 13+65 Job Description.pdf (PDF, 2+8.8kb)
Role Description
Payroll
We're hiring a Fixed-Term Payroll Administrator to join our team during a key transformation project. This role will ensure the continued delivery of accurate and timely payroll. This is a hybrid position, requiring in-office presence on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the flexibility to work remotely the remaining days
Role
Responsibilities
The Payroll team consists of 7 members who are responsible for the University and subsidiary payrolls of 11,000 personnel. The post holder will be responsible for:
• Processing allocate payrolls and making timely payments.
• Process timesheets, Starters/leaver, change in contracts, maintain temporary and fixed payments and deductions ensuring they are coded accordingly.
• Act as one of the main departmental ResourceLink users; run queries/ reports; carry out the processing of payrolls and advise other ResourceLink users in the department; ensure effective housekeeping of the ResourceLink system
• compliance with contracts of employment, HR information, bursary regulations, PAYE, NI and other statutory regulations.
• checking university's payrolls for accuracy prior to payroll run.
• Calculate complex manual payments for arrears of pay award, promotional increases, acting/substitution pay and protection of pay. Elements of pay may require manual data entries for prolonged periods of time. Ensure temporary pay/deduction elements are stopped when allocated time expires
• Epayslips Administration
You will need the ability to effectively organise and prioritise your own work, follow procedures to produce a high standard of output. You will should have a pro-active, can do attitude to your approach to work.
Skills, Experience & Qualification Needed
• Experience working part of a Payroll team within a large organisation
• Experience dealing completing a payroll to payment, eg starters, leavers, sickness, parental leave, deductions, and allowances, contact changes
• Able to work well as part of a team
• Comprehensive knowledge of payroll legislation – PAYE, NI, Superannuation, SSP, SMP etc
• IT skills, with the ability to use computerised payroll software, email, Microsoft Office or equivalent,
• Numeracy & literacy skills
• Be able to follow detailed instructions
Interview date: To be confirmed
For informal enquiries: please contact Sarah Parkin on sarah.parkin@york.ac.uk
The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.
We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.
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