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Payroll CV Template (Text Format)

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Highly focused and analytical professional with 5+ years of experience overseeing payroll processes across various organisations. Proven track record of using software platforms such as Paylocity and Gusto to process payroll for 250+ employees. Instrumental in creating reports, reducing errors in payroll processing, and saving costs. Possess excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Payroll Administrator, Hays

London | 2020–Present

  • Process multi-unit biweekly payroll worth £20.4M for 267 employees, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
  • Improved payroll processing and reduced errors from 12% to 5% in first 6 months by integrating new software
  • Collaborate with HR to create custom reports, including details of all employees on paid and unpaid leave
  • Administer seamless rollout of company debit card for 200+ employees

Payroll Administrator, Light & Wonder

London | 2018–2020

  • Streamlined payroll processes and documentation while delivering biweekly/quarterly reports to senior management
  • Delivered highly efficient payroll management by implementing policies and procedures for paid/unpaid leave across the organisation
  • Managed provision of advanced payments to employees while ensuring compliance with company loan and debt policies
  • Ensured transactions adhered to legal regulations, union agreements, and company guidelines

Associate Payroll Administrator, Bam Nuttall Ltd.

London | 2016–2018

  • Collected reports from accounting and payroll systems to assist payroll administrator in timely payroll processing
  • Updated and maintained payroll files and databases of employees
  • Identified payroll discrepancies and made necessary corrections
  • Tracked leave time, such as vacations and employee personal and sick leave

EDUCATION

Coventry University | 2014–2016

Master’s in Business Administration (upper second-class honours)

University of Birmingham | 2011–2014

Bachelor’s in Accounting and Finance (first-class honours)

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

  • Proven organisational and time management skills
  • Adept at liaising with cross-functional teams
  • Proficient in using Intuit Quickbooks, SAP Crystal Reports, Oracle E-Business Suite
  • Excellent communication, relationship building, and interpersonal skills

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

  • Avid cyclist, regularly participating in regional races
  • Amateur viola player
  • Outgoing individual, often making new friends

Skills for a payroll CV

Before you begin writing, make sure you know how to write a CV in a way that best emphasises your strengths.

Payroll administrators work with human resources and finance departments to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time. Payroll work includes managing starters and leavers, calculating wages, and issuing payments. A payroll administrator may also be responsible for payroll tax reporting, pension management, and other administrative tasks.

As a payroll administrator, you need hard skills (skills learned through training) related to database management and payroll processing. Here are some top hard skills you might list on your payroll CV:

  • Payroll software (e.g., Sage Business Cloud Payroll, Quickbooks, Xero)
  • Computer skills
  • Maths skills
  • Microsoft Office (especially Excel)
  • Data analysis
  • Recordkeeping
  • Filing
  • Data entry
  • Payroll reconciliation
  • End-to-end payroll processing
  • Starters and leavers reporting
  • Knowledge of tax regulations

You’ll also need excellent soft skills (personality traits that affect how you work with others) when working with other departments, interacting with employees, and coordinating with third-party payroll providers. Add some of these soft skills to your payroll CV to show employers you’re a good fit for their teams:

Another good place to describe your payroll soft skills is your cover letter. And if you need help writing a professional cover letter, you can try a cover letter builder that uses AI and human expertise to create job-winning content.

Dr Rebecca Tay, PhD
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Dr Rebecca Tay, PhD

Rebecca is a Content Writer and Researcher at CV Genius, where she enjoys reading up on and analysing the latest trends related to careers. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, eating delicious food, and hanging out with her cat.