Payroll Administrator

Connells Group HQ; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Aviva Digicare & car leasing

Perks at work & gym discounts

Life assurance & workplace pension

Job summary

Connells Group HQ in Milton Keynes is seeking a Payroll Administrator to support day-to-day payroll duties and respond to inquiries from the wider business. The role requires accuracy in data entry, handling leavers and starters, and ensuring deadlines are met.

Responsibilities include processing variable pay, auditing commissions, and managing requests related to statutory leave while maintaining professional communication with employees.

Qualifications

• Accurately enter data including starters, leavers and changes.
• Respond to inquiries from the wider business.
• Prepare daily audit reports for team leaders/managers.
• Handle statutory leave applications and ensure compliance.
• Input variable data (commissions, bonuses, overtime) in line with timetable.
• Check commissions prior to monthly cut-off.
• Process attachment of earnings.
• Answer payroll queries by phone/email/letter.

Responsibilities

• Accurately enter data including starters, leavers and change of details.
• Actively chase employees for missing paperwork to meet cut offs.
• Prepare audit report daily for team leader/manager review.
• Correspond with employees applying for statutory leave ensuring compliance.
• Input variable data (commissions, bonuses, overtime) during pay-run.
• Undertake full checks of commissions before monthly cut-off.
• Process attachment of earnings.
• Respond to general payroll queries via phone/email/letter.

Skills

Highly organized

Strong telephone skills

Excellent attention to detail

Clear communication

Team player

Interest in payroll processes

Willing to learn and improve processes

MS Office proficient

Ability to work under pressure

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Job description

Job Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Payroll Administrator to join our growing team in Milton Keynes, you will play a key role in the payroll team by supporting the team leader with day to day duties as well as responding to inquiries from the wider business.

Benefits of working as a Payroll Administrator:

• Aviva Digicare + workplace / Car leasing and cycle to work scheme
• Colleague discount scheme / Perks at work / Gym discounts
• Life assurance / Workplace pension scheme

Key Responsibilities:

• Accurately enter data including starters, leavers and change of details.
• Actively chase employees for missing paperwork/outstanding information to ensure that cut offs are met.
• Prepare audit report daily to allow a team leader/manager to check your work.
• Correspond with employees applying for other types of statutory leave, ensuring their understanding and that all legislative requirements have been met.
• Accurately input variable data when the pay-run is open including commissions, bonuses and overtime in line with the monthly timetable.
• Undertake full checks of the commissions - ensuring they are accurate and complete prior to the monthly cut off.
• Process attachment of earnings
• Answer general payroll queries by telephone, email and/or letter in a polite, professional and timely fashion.

Required Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Highly Organised
• Good telephone skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to communicate clearly with employees and team members
• Team player, keen to work together and take part in discussions
• Be actively interested in the full payroll process
• Eager to expand your knowledge or suggest improvements to processes where you can
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (excel/outlook/word)
• Able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines

About us

Connells Group is one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK. Founded in 1936 and with a network of nearly 1200 branches nationwide, the Group combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of consumer and corporate services including new homes, mortgage services, conveyancing, EPC provision, surveying, corporate lettings, asset management, land & planning, LPA receivers and auctions.

Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of , race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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