Payroll Administrator

RECfinancial; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

RECfinancial are supporting a North Leicestershire based organisation to appoint a Permanent Payroll Administrator to join their existing team. Working in the office full-time, you will manage weekly and monthly payrolls across multiple sites and respond to employee queries with accuracy and compliance.

The role offers a varied and challenging environment within a growing finance team, with exposure to payroll legislation, HMRC regulations, and bespoke reporting to support management and audits.

Qualifications

• Experience processing weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Experience resolving payroll queries from employees.
• Knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance with HMRC regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate payroll records.
• Process weekly and monthly payrolls across multiple sites.
• Handle employee payslip inquiries and tax code corrections.
• Check and validate timesheets, overtime, and deductions.
• Prepare letters and reports for management as required.
• Support onboarding and contract administration processes.
• Assist with attendance, absence, and recruitment administration.
• Assist with management reports and audits.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

High-volume payroll

HMRC regulations

Weekly & hourly-paid payroll

Job description

RECfinancial are supporting a North Leicestershire based organisation, to appoint a Permanent Payroll Administrator to join their existing team. Working in the office full-time. The Payroll Administrator role has the ability to be a varied and challenging opportunity, where the successful applicant would be working amongst a fantastic internal finance team.

The finance team is growing rapidly within this dynamic organisation and would suit someone wishing to develop on their existing Payroll knowledge and enhance their financial skillset. Looking after a weekly and monthly payroll for an ever growing employee base.

Commutable from Leicester, Loughborough, Shepshed, Rothley, and Greater Leicestershire.

THE ROLE PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR

The Payroll Administrator will be required to complete the full end to end payroll cycle working alongside the HR / Payroll Manager. Processing weekly and monthly payrolls accurately and on time, across various sites across the Midlands. Ensuring full compliance with HMRC regulations and payroll legislation, handling employee queries regarding payslips, tax codes, pensions, and deductions. Plus, ensuring compliance is met with all company policies.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR ROLE:

• Maintaining accurate and record payroll records
• Experienced in high-volume payroll, ideally including weekly and hourly-paid employees
• Confident managing a high volume of payroll queries
• Check and validate timesheets, overtime, and additional payments
• Able to work independently, take ownership, and adapt in a growing business
• Prepare letters, reports, spreadsheets, and other business documentation as required.
• Support onboarding administration, including issuing contracts and collecting required documentation.
• Process changes to employee records and contractual information.
• Assist with maintaining absence, holiday, and attendance records.
• Coordinate meeting arrangements, schedules, and administrative activities.
• Support recruitment administration, including interview scheduling and offer documentation.
• Assist with the preparation of management reports and audits.