Pay Services Administrator
CompanyRoyal Mail
Location
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At6/15/2026
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Occupation TypeBook-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
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£41,700
(£21.38 per hour)
Standard minimum applies
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Description
Job reference 338580
Pay Services Administrator
Starting salary £25,758 plus annual bonus potential £1,200 (paid quarterly)
25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, and a company pension scheme with highly competitive employer contribution rates
Contract: Full time, fixed-term 12 months
Location: Royal Mail, Pond Street, Sheffield S98 6HR (hybrid with 3 days in the office)
At Royal Mail, we’re proud to deliver essential services to communities across the UK. Behind this is a dedicated team ensuring our people are paid accurately and on time.
As a Payroll Administrator, you’ll be part of a team of over 100 colleagues responsible for maintaining and managing employee records and payroll information across one of the UK’s largest workforces.
About The Role
We’re looking for a detail-focused and proactive individual who is confident working with data.
You’ll bring:
Pay Services Administrator
Starting salary £25,758 plus annual bonus potential £1,200 (paid quarterly)
25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, and a company pension scheme with highly competitive employer contribution rates
Contract: Full time, fixed-term 12 months
Location: Royal Mail, Pond Street, Sheffield S98 6HR (hybrid with 3 days in the office)
At Royal Mail, we’re proud to deliver essential services to communities across the UK. Behind this is a dedicated team ensuring our people are paid accurately and on time.
As a Payroll Administrator, you’ll be part of a team of over 100 colleagues responsible for maintaining and managing employee records and payroll information across one of the UK’s largest workforces.
About The Role
- Processing and maintaining high volumes of payroll data
- Applying effective checks and controls to ensure payroll accuracy and reduce risk
- Ensuring all payroll activity complies with business policies and statutory requirements
- Delivering Pay Services processes accurately to internal and external stakeholders
- Responding to queries with a professional, customer-first approach
- Identifying and escalating service issues promptly
- Highlighting opportunities to improve processes and enhance efficiency
- Collaborating with colleagues and contributing to team meetings and discussions
- Taking ownership of your development and supporting the wider team
We’re looking for a detail-focused and proactive individual who is confident working with data.
You’ll bring:
- Experience in payroll administration and an understanding of payroll processes
- A good working knowledge of Excel
- Strong analytical and numerical skills, with experience handling large data sets
- Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
- Supportive and generous company sick pay
- Benefits Account – You will have access to your personal benefits account on our ‘My Bundle+’ platform. There are more than 800 retail offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills as well as employer provided and voluntary benefits to suit your lifestyle.
- Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face/virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.
Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.
We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you.
Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.
We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists
, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/
Closing Date: Monday 22nd June 2026. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/
Closing Date: Monday 22nd June 2026. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.