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Payroll Administrator

Payroll Elite

London

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 30,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Payroll Administrator to join their expanding team. In this role, you will manage payroll processing for approximately 100 clients, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Your responsibilities will include setting up new payrolls and PAYE schemes, as well as liaising with clients and HMRC as needed. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of payroll experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dedicated team within a professional services company that values teamwork and excellence.

Benefits

20 days annual leave
3 additional days at Christmas
Pension
Medicash

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 2 years experience in UK payroll preparation.
  • Clear communication and good problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

  • Process payroll from start to finish for around 100 clients.
  • Set up payrolls and new PAYE schemes for clients.

Skills

UK payroll preparation
Communication skills
Problem-solving skills
IT skills
Excel knowledge

Tools

CCH
Payroll Professional
Paygate
Pay dashboard
HMRC basic tools
Pension sync

Job description

Due to expansion, our client, a professional services company, is currently looking to recruit a Payroll Administrator to work in a team processing client payrolls.

Role description as follows:

Working in a team of 4, you will be responsible for the day-to-day responsibilities of around 100 clients. They utilise CCH, Payroll Professional, Paygate, Pay dashboard, HMRC basic tools, and use pension sync for some clients' auto enrolment requirements.

As a Payroll Administrator, you will process the payroll from start to finish, deal with the client directly when required, and contact HMRC with any issues that arise.

You will also be involved in setting up payrolls, new PAYE schemes, and auto enrolment on new clients. The processes will be overseen by the payroll manager, and payrolls are reviewed prior to being sent out to clients.

While experience within a busy payroll bureau is desirable, along with 2 years payroll experience, attitude, competency, work ethic, and team-working ability are vital to being a valuable member of our team.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following skills, experience, and attributes:

  • Minimum of 2 years experience in UK payroll preparation (including year-end processing), within a bureau environment preferred but not essential
  • Clear written and verbal communication
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and in a deadline-driven environment
  • Ability to multi-task and reprioritise workload in a calm and efficient manner
  • Excellent IT skills, with intermediate Excel knowledge

Salary Package includes:

  • 20 days annual leave & 3 at Christmas, Pension, Medicash
  • Salary will be competitive and based on experience est. GBP25-GBP30K

Monday to Friday, 9:15am - 5:15pm office-based

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