Payroll Business Partner
Location: Warrington
Pay Rate: £14.21 per hour
Start Date: Immediate
End Date: 30 April 2026
Hours: 37 hours per week
About the Role
We are seeking a proactive and detail‑oriented Payroll Business Partner to join our Employee Services team on a temporary basis. In this role, you will support the delivery of an accurate, efficient, and customer‑focused payroll and transactional HR service for employees and third parties.
You will play a key part in ensuring that payroll processes are compliant, timely, and delivered to a high standard. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong payroll experience and a commitment to exceptional service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Support and deliver a range of employee transactional processes.
- Validate timesheet, absence and annual leave information in line with policies and conditions of service.
- Ensure payroll and HR transactions are completed accurately, on time, and in line with documented procedures.
- Provide expert advice relating to HMRC, PAYE, Tax, NI, SSP and SMP.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with employees, managers, external bodies (including HMRC and pension funds), HR colleagues and third‑party payrolls.
- Produce written statements of particulars and contract variation letters in line with employment legislation.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying efficiency opportunities.
- Support the training of new and junior colleagues.
- Respond promptly to queries and maintain a strong customer‑focused approach.
Essential Experience & Skills
- Experience working within a payroll or transactional processing environment.
- Strong understanding of PAYE/HMRC regulations and employment‑related calculations.
- Excellent verbal, written, numerical and keyboard skills.
- Ability to work accurately with confidential information.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
- IT proficiency including spreadsheets and word‑processing tools.
- A collaborative approach with confidence and determination.
Desirable
- Experience with pension scheme administration.
- Knowledge of auto-enrolment requirements.
- Use of payroll software systems.
- CIPP qualification or equivalent.
Other Requirements
- Flexible approach to work.
- High attention to detail.
- Commitment to delivering excellent customer service.
- Commitment to equality, diversity and sustainability (including willingness to undertake Carbon Literacy training).
How to Apply
If you are an experienced payroll professional with a passion for delivering high‑quality services, we'd love to hear from you.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our society.
Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.
