Payroll and Pension Assistant

Chiltern Railways; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A rail company in Aylesbury is looking for a Payroll Officer on a fixed-term contract for 12 months. The role involves accurate and timely payroll processing, compliance with applicable laws, and acting as the first point of contact for payroll queries. Candidates should have experience in payroll and good knowledge of Word and Excel. This position offers a salary of £32,416 per annum with a closing date for applications on January 23, 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in Payroll is required.
• Good working knowledge of Word and Excel is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Undertake payroll accurately and timely.
• Process new starters, leavers, and changes in payroll.
• Act as first point of contact for payroll queries.

Skills

Experience of working in Payroll

Good working knowledge of Word

Good working knowledge of Excel

Job description

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months

Location: Aylesbury

Salary: £32,416 per annum

Closing Date: Friday 23rd January 2026

Job Purpose

• To undertake a timely and accurate payroll, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and tax obligations.
• To comply with pension regulations and do administration for the company pension schemes
• Responsible for the input into the payroll system
• Acting as the first point of contact within the payroll team
• Ensuring that processes are up to date and communicated

Key Accountabilities

• Monitoring the payroll inbox and undertaking all temporary input
• Acting as first point of contact for all payroll related queries
• Processing weekly and monthly reports
• Providing 1st line support to employees and managers
• Processing New starters, Leavers and changes in the payroll system
• Processing sickness, writing to employees reducing pay
• Overseeing maternity, paternity, and other statutory leave
• Completing the IRMA uploads into the payroll system, checking and resolving any exceptions
• Processing pension changes (AVCs & AVC Extra) in iTrent and the pension portal
• Processing of retirements
• Running Business Objects reports
• Issuing P45s
• Completing payroll checking reports
• Managing all pension related queries
• Uploading the weekly and monthly files to Railpen and Sharepoint
• Processing salary confirmations on the pension portal

Person Specification

• Experience of working in Payroll
• Good working knowledge of Word and Excel