Contact Wendy Blair | 028 2563 1555 | [email protected]
Payroll Administrator - Belfast - NI Water
As a Payroll Administrator you will provide all necessary administrative support as required to the payroll team and the business as a whole, including the processing of payrolls, the maintenance of HR records as well as providing administrator support to HR/Payroll related queries and systems.
Consistently ranked in the top 10 of Northern Ireland’s best 100 companies, NI Water delivers approximately 605 million litres of clean, safe drinking water to 900,000 households and businesses across Northern Ireland every day. We collect approximately 373 million litres of wastewater per day from around 736,000 households and organisations connected to the sewerage system and transfer it to a works where it is treated and disposed
of safely.
About the role:
- £25,467 per annum
- Location: Westland House, Belfast
- Hours: Full-time, Fixed-term for 12 months
- Closing Date: Wednesday 4th June 2025
Key responsibilities:
- Assist in the Employee Services Manager and Payroll specialists in the processing of monthly payrolls to strict deadlines, including processing overtime, promotions, and all relevant allowances.
- Assisting the Employee Services Manager with HR/Payroll related projects.
- Identifying and rectifying any discrepancies within payroll for all employees.
- Maintaining key data on the HR system ensuring that employee records are accurate and up to date and transactions are processed promptly.
- Proving administrative support to the processing of HMRC transactions including in-year and end-of-year form.
- Proving administrative support to the processing of statutory and voluntary deductions, reconciliations and payment to external agencies third parties within set deadlines.
- Processing new joiners, role changes, resignations, special leave and reference request.
- Administering all new employee and promotion/transfer information with regards to Payroll, Pensions.
- Facilities, Occupational Health and Telecoms and maintaining regular correspondence with relevant staff to ensure appropriate action.
- Managing employee enquiries and responding in a professional manner and within the agreed timeframe;
Criteria:
- Have a minimum of 5 GCSEs, Grade C or above (to include English Language and Maths) or equivalent e.g. relevant NVQ Level II;
- Minimum of 1 years’ experience in a payroll administration role for 250+ employees
- Experience inputting and processing payrolls to strict deadlines
- Experience processing of payroll data with accuracy and confidentiality.
- Experience using Oracle HR/Payroll modules or similar HR management or payroll information systems;
- Proficient user of the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Basic knowledge of payroll laws and regulations.
As part of the reference checking process, candidates will be required to undergo a Standard AccessNI Disclosure. A criminal record will not necessarily exclude you from consideration.
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you! Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply – we may have other suitable roles for you. Apply online, email [email protected] or call Wendy on 028 2563 1555 to find out more.
Riada Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer.