People Centre Payroll Administrator

Job Title:                     People Centre Payroll Administrator

Location:                     UK, Hybrid

Compensation:           Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF71393

Make your mark supporting critical missions that help create a safe and secure world

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Payroll Administrator at any of our main UK locations, near your nearest commutable town.

The role

As a Payroll Administrator, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring that our people who undertake some of the most important work in defence, aerospace and engineering are paid accurately and on time, every time.

This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in a dynamic environment, strengthening your expertise in payroll administration, systems accuracy and data integrity. You’ll join a supportive team where your attention to detail, organisational strength and pride in delivering high-quality work will truly make a difference.

Day-to-day, your work will directly support the smooth running of our operations, contributing to national security and the wellbeing of our workforce.

• Process weekly and monthly payrolls with accuracy, consistency and attention to detail.
• Maintain and update employee files and payroll-related data, including new starters and leavers.
• Input, check and reconcile payroll information using systems such as SAP.
• Produce and maintain weekly and monthly payroll reports.
• Complete final checks and reconciliations ahead of BACS payment runs.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office and days working from home.  You must be able to visit the office when required.

Essential experience of the People Centre Payroll Administrator

• Experience in payroll or strong corporate/administrative experience.
• Excellent administration skills with high-quality output.
• Strong accuracy, attention to detail and data integrity.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Effective organisational and planning abilities.

Qualifications for the People Centre Payroll Administrator

• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent).

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of professional fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading – buy additional leave or sell up to one working week
• ‘Be Kind Day’ – one paid volunteering day each year
• Flexible working options to support work–life balance
• A dynamic working environment

Babcock

We’re Babcock a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.  Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 17/02/2026