Payroll Administrator

Pro Talent; Uckfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A payroll services provider based in Uckfield is seeking a Payroll Administrator to manage a diverse client portfolio. The role involves liaising with clients, processing payroll data, and ensuring compliance with payroll legislation. Ideal candidates will have strong numeracy skills and experience with payroll software. Flexibility in working hours may be needed during busy periods.

Qualifications

• Current payroll experience managing diverse client portfolios.
• Ability to deal with client queries effectively.
• Flexibility in working hours during peak times.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients and enter payroll data accurately.
• Reconcile payroll to client data and issue reports.
• Administer pension auto-enrolment and communicate with regulators.
• Prepare payroll journals and reconciliations.

Skills

Excellent numeracy skills

Knowledge of payroll legislation

Manual payroll calculations

Understanding of pension schemes

Proactive team player

Attention to detail

Computerised payroll software

Tools

PayCircle

Job description

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR

Based in our small and friendly payroll team in Uckfield, East Sussex, you will have current payroll experience and be confident in managing a diverse client portfolio (consisting of weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls), dealing with all client queries in relation to the same. You will have working knowledge of computerised payroll software (we use PayCircle and will provide comprehensive training).

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Liaising with clients and entering payroll data from start to finish accurately
• Reconciling payroll to client data, getting client approval as appropriate and issuing payroll reports & payslips
• Preparing payroll journals
• Reconciling weekly and monthly PAYE figures
• Preparing BACS files
• Administering Pension Auto-enrolment including making appropriate declarations to The Pensions Regulator.
• Producing and distributing pension scheme returns, including notification of changes in members' status and uploading to pension provider
• Dealing effectively with queries from clients and HMRC

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Excellent numeracy skills
• Thorough knowledge of payroll related legislation such as PAYE, National Insurance, family leave & pay, etc.
• Ability to manually calculate payroll results and explain calculations/breakdown to clients
• Good understanding of pension schemes and rules
• Evidence of being a proactive, hands‑on team player who is confident in working to changing priorities in a busy department
• A natural organiser with a keen eye for detail and accuracy
• Working knowledge of a computerised payroll software

This is a highly deadline-based role so, at times, flexibility on hours in peak times will be required.

Not quite hitting the mark? We'd love to chat to you anyway - contact Lydiaon [e-mail] or call 01273 491852 to hear more.