Payroll Administrator (Part Time)
Shift Pattern: Mondays and Fridays (office hours) Flexibility around Easter and Christmas payrolls is essential.
Salary: Competitive
An opportunity has arisen for a Payroll Administrator to join our evolving People Team as we strive to deliver effective, accurate and people focused HR solutions and payroll services.
As Payroll Administrator you will play fundamental role in ensuring the smooth administration of Time & Attendance and payroll processes across site, supporting both colleagues and managers with payroll queries in a positive and supportive environment.
A bit about us
Cranswick Convenience Foods is one of the largest cooked meats manufacturers in the UK, supplying high quality cooked meats, from standard tiers through to premium, to leading high street retailers.
With a diverse team of over 1,000 colleagues, every day at Cranswick brings unique challenges and opportunities for personal and professional growth – there has never been a more exciting time to join us!
What you’ll be doing
You will:
- Maintain and manage the Time & Attendance system (Timeware) for approximately 1,100 employees, supporting line managers with overtime authorisation and attendance adjustments.
- Managing a busy inbox ensuring that all adjustments and queries are actioned in line with payroll submission deadlines.
- Administration of the T&A systems, including the ability to interpret and manage multiple shift patterns and rectify anomalies.
- Ensure all benefits and allowances (e.g. Cycle Scheme, FLT payments) are accurately recorded in the payroll system.
- Administer temporary pay rate adjustments for step-ups as required.
- Respond to payroll queries in a professional and timely manner, resolving issues within the current or next payroll cycle or arranging same-day payments if necessary.
- Calculate final payments for leavers.
- Process statutory maternity payments, including communicating eligibility to employees and maintaining accurate records of start and end dates in line with data protection requirements.
- Upload hours from T&A system once all anomalies are cleared down, ready to be sent to Group payroll.
- Update and interpret data in Excel format, with the use of formulas, look ups and pivot tables.
- Issuing SMP1 and SSP1 forms.
- Liaise with group payroll regarding tax, pensions, and Sharesave schemes.
- Liaise with finance regarding internal/external financial audits.
What we need from you
Essential
- Minimum of 1 year payroll experience and a strong understanding of payroll fundamentals (tax codes, PAYE, NIC, statutory payments.)
- Strong foundation in payroll administration
- Advanced Excel skills, comfortable with pivot tables, look ups and formulas.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and have a keen eye for detail.
- Excellent planning, prioritising and organisation skills, and able to work independently.
- Confident handling interactions with management teams and colleagues.
- Up-to-date knowledge of payroll legislation and regulatory requirements.
- Extensive knowledge of Time and Attendance processing and administration
Desirable
It would be advantageous for you to have experience working in the food manufacturing industry, particularly in environments with complex shift patterns.
What you’ll get in return
We offer a fantastic reward package in return, here’s a peek at some of our fantastic benefits:
- Discounted ShareSave scheme
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay with service
- Enhance pension scheme
- Long service awards – vouchers and enhanced holidays with service
- Access to our ‘Feed Your Wellbeing’ hub offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts, as well as access to health and wellbeing support (including 24h virtual GP)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Opportunity to purchase extra holidays
- Recommend a friend scheme
- DIS benefit
- Access to discounted and exclusive memberships
- On site parking
Interested?
Send us your CV and covering letter to [email protected] and let us know what position you’re applying for in the subject of the email.
Closing date: 01/05/2026 (please note that the closing date may be brought forward)
If you are an internal applicant please notify your line manage before applying