Payroll Administrator

JGA Recruitment; East Calder; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

JGA Recruitment is seeking a Pay & Benefits Administrator to join their payroll team in a hybrid role based in Livingston. You will support end-to-end UK payroll processing across multiple locations, ensuring timely and accurate payments while handling pensions, auto-enrolment, and employee inquiries.

The role requires experience with high-volume payrolls and strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC rules, and pensions.

Qualifications

• Previous end-to-end UK payroll processing experience.
• Experience in high-volume or multi-site payroll environments.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
• Experience with pensions and auto-enrolment.
• Proficient in payroll systems (Dayforce preferred) and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end UK payrolls across multiple payrolls and locations.
• Manage starters, leavers, timesheets, absences and changes.
• Calculate statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP and SAP).
• Process tax codes, student loans, deductions and benefits.
• Administer pensions and auto-enrolment.
• Support HMRC submissions and year-end requirements.
• Handle payroll queries and maintain records.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes.

Skills

UK payroll processing

High-volume payroll

UK payroll legislation & HMRC

Pensions & auto-enrolment

Payroll reconciliations

Dayforce experience

Excel & payroll systems

Attention to detail

Independent working

Job description

Pay & Benefits Administrator

Salary: Up to 29,500
Location: Livingston, West Lothian
Hybrid: 2 days office / 3 days home
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

The Role

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Payroll Administrator to join an established Pay & Benefits team within a large, fast-paced retail organisation.

You’ll support the end-to-end processing of high-volume payrolls across the UK, Channel Islands and Republic of Ireland, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, this is a varied position covering payroll processing, pensions, benefits administration and employee queries.

Key Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payrolls across multiple payrolls and locations.
• Manage starters, leavers, timesheets, absences and contractual changes.
• Calculate statutory payments, including SSP, SMP, SPP and SAP.
• Process tax codes, student loans, deductions and employee benefits.
• Administer pensions, auto-enrolment and pension reconciliations.
• Complete payroll checks, reconciliations and variance reporting.
• Support HMRC submissions, including FPS, EPS and year-end requirements.
• Handle employee payroll and benefits queries, resolving discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and support HR and Finance reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiency.

Ideal Candidate

• Previous end-to-end UK payroll processing experience.
• Experience working within a high-volume or multi-site payroll environment advantageous.
• Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments and HMRC requirements.
• Good knowledge of pensions and auto-enrolment.
• Confident completing payroll reconciliations and resolving discrepancies.
• Dayforce experience highly desirable but not essential.
• Strong Excel and payroll systems skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and communication skills.
• Comfortable working independently and managing strict payroll deadlines.

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 strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.