Payroll Administrator
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The Vacancy
Support essential work. Shape how we grow.
About the role
WGM Engineering, part of RSK Group, is looking for a Payroll Administrator to join our Finance team on a permanent, full-time basis. This role will be based in Glasgow and will benefit from Hybrid working. You will support project delivery across WGM’s growing UK water-sector portfolio. This is an opportunity to join a growing engineering business delivering essential infrastructure across the UK. Please note we will be relocating to Stepps within 6 months.
At WGM, our support functions play a vital role in helping the business deliver safely, commercially, and effectively across the UK water sector. Whether you work in finance, HR, procurement, planning, IT, administration or business support, your work helps our teams stay close to clients, projects, sites, and decisions.
As WGM continues to grow, this is a strong time to join a business where good support is valued, people are trusted, and there is real opportunity to develop alongside the wider company.
What you’ll be doing
- Ensure the accurate and timely processing of payroll for all employees, maintaining compliance with company policies.
- Monitor outstanding timesheets and proactively follow up with managers and employees to ensure timely completion and approval.
- Produce overtime reports for payroll processing.
- Reconcile absence reports against timesheet and payroll records to ensure accurate recording of annual leave, sickness, unauthorised absence, and other leave types.
- Review and collate employee expense claims in accordance with company policies and procedures.
What you’ll bring
- Previous experience in a business administration, or similar administrative role. Payroll experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
- Experience of working accurately with data, maintaining records and identifying and resolving errors or discrepancies.
- Experience using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel to an intermediate level.
- Experience handling confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities, work to deadlines and maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills, with the confidence and persistence to proactively follow up outstanding information and colleagues when required, while maintaining a professional and constructive approach.
Salary and Benefits
We are offering a salary up to £28,350. Salary offered will be aligned to skills and experience demonstrated for this role.
At WGM, we offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our people both inside and outside of work. This includes:
- 32 days’ holiday, increasing to 36 days based on length of service
- Pension scheme, with WGM contributing 6%
- Life assurance scheme that pays 3 x salary
- Salary sacrifice options, including electric vehicle scheme, annual leave purchase and cycle to work schemes
- Flexible benefits programme, including health cash plan and discounted gym membership
- Remote and hybrid working options, subject to role requirements
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Company sick pay, available after a qualifying period
- Employee discount programme
RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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WGM and RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than PSL agencies.
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About Us
Based in Scotland, we are an engineering business providing mechanical, electrical and civil engineering services to clients across the UK. We are one of the UK’s leading engineering solution providers, recognised for outstanding client service, quality solutions and our commitment to health and safety. From our HQ in Glasgow, we deliver sustainable solutions to the water and renewables sectors. Supplementary services include project management, technical engineering, design, and off-site modular build.
We have partnered with innovative technology providers in the renewables sector, including solar PV, hydroelectric and heat networks. We are a progressive, people-orientated business driven by our values to deliver workable and cost-effective solutions in the communities we work. When you work for WGM you join a dynamic team and have the opportunity to be part of our ambitious plans for future growth.
WGM is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.
At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.
Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.
By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.
We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.
If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?
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