Payroll Administrator

Acorn by Synergie; Essex; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing logistics firm in the UK is seeking a Payroll & HR Administrator to ensure payroll accuracy and support key HR processes. The role involves processing payroll, maintaining employee records, managing recruitment tasks, and handling various HR responsibilities. Candidates should have proven payroll processing experience, strong numeracy skills, and excellent communication abilities. The position offers a competitive salary, 25 days of holiday, and opportunities for ongoing training and development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Ongoing training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience processing UK payroll.
• Experience using Sage.
• Strong numeracy skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly payroll for all UK employees.
• Maintain and update employee records on the HR system.
• Produce payslips and process BACS payments.
• Support recruitment and manage onboarding paperwork.
• Manage statutory HR tasks and produce payroll reports.
• Respond to payroll and HR-related employee queries.

Skills

Experience processing UK payroll

Using Sage

Strong numeracy skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Payroll & HR Administrator

Manningtree Competitive salary Full time Monday to Friday Permanent A full-time, permanent opportunity to join a growing logistics firm, supporting payroll accuracy and key HR processes for drivers and office-based staff.

Introduction

Our growing logistics firm is recruiting for an experienced Payroll & HR Administrator to join the People team. This role focuses on ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time, while also supporting a range of HR and recruitment activities.

Key Duties

• Processing weekly payroll for all UK employees, ensuring accurate tax, National Insurance, and pension deductions.
• Maintaining and updating employee records on the HR system.
• Producing payslips and processing BACS payments.
• Supporting recruitment by posting job adverts, shortlisting applications, coordinating interviews, and managing onboarding paperwork.
• Managing statutory HR tasks, including holiday accruals, sick pay calculations, and right-to-work checks.
• Raising offer letters and managing holiday approvals.
• Producing weekly payroll reports for management.
• Responding to payroll and HR‑related employee queries.
• Assisting with annual compliance, including P11Ds and auto‑enrolment.
• Supporting ad‑hoc HR projects as required.

Requirements

• Proven experience processing UK payroll
• Experience using Sage.
• Strong numeracy skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure and working to deadlines.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Pension scheme.
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities.

Interested?

Apply now by sending your CV and a brief covering note by 23 December. If you are proactive, great at building internal relationships and have a passion for numbers and people, we look forward to hearing from you.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.