Payroll Administrator

Portfolio Payroll Limited; Uckfield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Work-life balance

Supportive team

Job summary

Portfolio Payroll Limited is seeking a motivated payroll professional to join our client-focused team in the UK. You will manage end-to-end payroll for a portfolio of clients, ensuring accuracy and compliance with current legislation while building solid relationships with clients and HMRC queries.

You will work in a supportive environment, with ongoing training and development to advance your payroll career, flexible work practices, and a culture that values accuracy and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Confident and professional in client communications.
• Team player with initiative and proactive problem solving.
• Able to manage high-volume workloads and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Managing end-to-end payroll processing for a portfolio of clients across multiple pay frequencies.
• Building strong relationships with clients and acting as their first point of contact for payroll queries.
• Accurately inputting and validating payroll data, ensuring compliance with current legislation.
• Reconciling payroll information and producing payroll reports and employee payslips.
• Preparing payroll journals and PAYE reconciliations.
• Creating and submitting BACS payment files.
• Administering Pension Auto-Enrolment, including declarations and ongoing compliance with The Pensions Regulator requirements.
• Preparing and submitting pension scheme returns, processing member changes and liaising with pension providers.
• Responding to queries from clients, HMRC and internal teams in a professional and timely manner.
• Keeping up to date with changes in payroll legislation and best practice to ensure continued compliance.

Skills

Payroll processing

Client relations

Time management

Team player

Meeting deadlines

Job description

Our client is a specialist outsourced payroll bureau based in Uckfield, providing payroll services to businesses of all sizes across the UK. We have built a strong reputable for delivering reliable, compliant and personalised payroll solutions, supporting clients across a wide range of industries.

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual wanting to develop their career in Payroll. Working within our hugely personable, supportive, and experienced Payroll team, we will offer you the chance to gain that all-important experience by managing your own client portfolio from start to finish and assisting senior team members when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing end-to-end payroll processing for a portfolio of clients across multiple pay frequencies
• Building strong relationships with clients and acting as their first point of contact for payroll queries
• Accurately inputting and validating payroll data, ensuring compliance with current legislation
• Reconciling payroll information and producing payroll reports and employee payslips
• Preparing payroll journals and PAYE reconciliations
• Creating and submitting BACS payment files
• Administering Pension Auto-Enrolment, including declarations and ongoing compliance with The Pensions Regulator requirements
• Preparing and submitting pension scheme returns, processing member changes and liaising with pension providers
• Responding to queries from clients, HMRC and internal teams in a professional and timely manner
• Keeping up to date with changes in payroll legislation and best practice to ensure continued compliance

About You

• Confident, professional, and articulate in dealings both internally with partners and staff and directly with clients
• A natural team player with the ability to work in a team environment as well as being a self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to cope in a fast-paced environment, manage high volume workloads and deliver work to agreed timescales
• Flexible with the need to meet tight deadlines

Why Join Us?

• A supportive, friendly, and experienced payroll team that values teamwork and professional growth.
• Opportunities for ongoing training and development.
• A workplace culture built on respect, flexibility, and work-life balance.