Time & Attendance Controller

Time & Attendance (Timecard) Controller; £20.79 Per Hour PAYE / £27.82 Per Hour Umbrella; 37 hours a week; based in Stevenage; until 31/12/2026

We are seeking a meticulous and organised Time & Attendance (Timecard) Controller to manage the collation and submission of payroll critical data as well as maintaining the local time and attendance system for a leading aerospace/defence company based in Stevenage. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of employee work hours, managing time off requests, liaising with both managers and employees as well as producing management information reports. This role requires strong attention to detail, excellent administrative skills, and a solid understanding of administration processes. You will play a key role in ensuring accuracy each month, ensuring strict adherence to deadlines and be the primary point of contact for all time and attendance queries, supporting our managers, employees, and local HR team

Responsibilities will involve;
- Managing the time recording process which is maintained within the companies Tabs system
- This involves all aspects from coordination, preparation and chasing down open timesheet
- Queries need to be resolved with HR or with the employee directly or their manager
- Ensuring timesheets are recorded in a timely and accurate manner to maintain the reliability of the financial data
- This includes completing labour transfers, new starters and leavers and ensuring cost centres are relevant and active.
- Another aspect of the role is working on the Capital Expenditure ensuring the requests follow the company procedures
- Obtaining appropriate authorisations and back up data is in place,
- Ensuring projects are set up in our SAP accounting system
- Issuing Monthly reports to Management
- Chasing down queries whilst aligning to the company deadlines

The role is largely independent to the other areas of the team and therefore requires someone who is comfortable to work off their own initiative, happy to problem solve and chase down queries whilst aligning to the company deadlines.

Skills required;
Essential
- Proven experience working in a similar administration role.

- Previous experience working in a large company or defence sector experience
- Exceptional accuracy and a meticulous approach to data entry and verification.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly and concisely
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Proactive and effective problem-solving abilities to address system and data issues.
- A high level of integrity and discretion when handling sensitive employee information.
- Strong people skills and comfortable being able to challenge where required
- Comfortable working off your own initiative

Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.

Administration; filing; e-filing; GDPR; secretarial; data entry; data input; Excel; Word; Outlook; Access; MS Office; booking system; business support; database management; diary management; minute taking; document control; time and attendance; SAP; reporting; timesheet inputting