Payroll Administrator

JGA Recruitment Group | B Corp™; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd, a specialist Payroll and HR recruitment agency, is seeking an experienced payroll professional in Coventry to move beyond processing into a Payroll Adviser role.

You will own client relationships, provide payroll guidance across multiple portfolios, stay compliant with UK legislation, and help develop junior staff, with future-proofing through AI and new tech.

Qualifications

• Experience in bureau or accountancy practice payroll.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, statutory payments, pensions and auto-enrolment.
• Confident managing multiple clients and deadlines.
• Strong communication and client relationship skills.
• Ambitious to develop beyond payroll processing.
• Staffology experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payrolls across a portfolio of clients.
• Manage client queries and act as a key point of contact.
• Build strong client relationships and provide payroll guidance.
• Complete payroll checks and audits to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Support the Senior Payroll Manager with workload allocation and team development.
• Train and mentor junior team members where required.
• Maintain accurate client records and payroll documentation.
• Ensure payrolls are delivered accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Keep up to date with UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements.

Skills

Payroll experience

Client management

UK payroll legislation

Communication skills

Deadline management

Staffology

Tools

Staffology

Job description

An excellent opportunity for an experienced bureau or accountancy practice payroll professional looking to develop beyond traditional payroll processing and progress towards a more Payroll Adviser-focused role.

You'll take greater ownership of client relationships, act as a trusted point of contact and play an active role in delivering an exceptional service.

The business is also embracing AI, automation and new technology, making this an opportunity for someone who wants to develop with the future of payroll.

Key Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payrolls across a portfolio of clients.
• Manage client queries and act as a key point of contact.
• Build strong client relationships and provide payroll guidance.
• Complete payroll checks and audits to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Support the Senior Payroll Manager with workload allocation and team development.
• Train and mentor junior team members where required.
• Maintain accurate client records and payroll documentation.
• Ensure payrolls are delivered accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Keep up to date with UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements.

About You

• Strong bureau or accountancy practice payroll experience.
• Good knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, statutory payments, pensions and auto-enrolment.
• Confident managing multiple clients and competing deadlines.
• Strong communication and client relationship skills.
• Commercially minded, proactive and solutions-focused.
• Ambitious to develop beyond payroll processing.
• Staffology experience advantageous, but not essential.

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist Payroll and HR recruitment agency and recruitment business defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements, together with our privacy notices, set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us will be processed by us.