Payroll Administrator

JGA Recruitment Group | B Corp™; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group in Glasgow is seeking a payroll professional with STAR Payroll experience to manage end-to-end payroll for a diverse client portfolio. This role focuses on accuracy, compliance and delivering high-quality service across multiple client accounts.

You will support onboarding, process improvements and act as a mentor to junior team members while meeting all payroll deadlines in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience processing UK payroll using STAR Payroll (essential).
• Experience processing payrolls for organisations with 100+ employees.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end UK payroll, HMRC legislation and statutory requirements.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise a busy workload.
• Experience reviewing payrolls, supporting colleagues or mentoring junior team members would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate end-to-end payroll services across a diverse portfolio of bureau clients.
• Manage complex payroll activities and resolve client queries while maintaining compliance.
• Review payroll calculations, reports and BACS payments to ensure accuracy and audit compliance.
• Coordinate onboarding and implementation of new payroll clients.
• Maintain and improve payroll procedures, documentation and client process guides.
• Provide day-to-day support, guidance and coaching to junior members of the payroll team.
• Help manage team workflows to ensure all payroll deadlines are achieved.
• Keep up to date with payroll legislation and implement changes where required.
• Support payroll system testing, upgrades and continuous process improvements.

Skills

STAR Payroll

UK payroll processing

Client payroll management

HMRC compliance

Mentoring juniors

Tools

STAR Payroll

Job description

Hybrid: 2/3 days office, and the rest from home

Type: Permanent & Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: Glasgow

This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional with bureau experience who enjoys managing multiple client payrolls and delivering a first-class service.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate end-to-end payroll services across a diverse portfolio of bureau clients.
• Manage complex payroll activities and resolve client queries while maintaining compliance.
• Review payroll calculations, reports and BACS payments to ensure accuracy and audit compliance.
• Coordinate the successful onboarding and implementation of new payroll clients.
• Maintain and improve payroll procedures, documentation and client process guides.
• Provide day-to-day support, guidance and coaching to junior members of the payroll team.
• Help manage team workflows to ensure all payroll deadlines are achieved.
• Keep up to date with payroll legislation and implement changes where required.
• Support payroll system testing, upgrades and continuous process improvements.

About You

• Proven experience processing UK payroll using STAR Payroll (essential).
• Experience processing payrolls for organisations with 100+ employees.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end UK payroll, HMRC legislation and statutory requirements.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted client relationships.
• Previous experience reviewing payrolls, supporting colleagues or mentoring junior team members would be beneficial.

If you're an experienced Payroll professional with STAR Payroll experience looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

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