Payroll Administrator

JGA Recruitment; Warrington; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd is seeking a Payroll Administrator in Warrington to join the payroll team and ensure timely UK payroll delivery and accuracy.

You will work with the Payroll Manager and HR to ensure employees are paid correctly and all statutory requirements are met. This office-based role supports pensions and auto-enrolment, with system-driven improvements.

Qualifications

• Active UK payroll processing experience.
• Solid understanding of payroll legislation, deductions and statutory payments.
• Experience handling starters, leavers and employee changes.
• Knowledge of pensions and auto-enrolment.
• Strong numerical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support accurate UK payroll processing.
• Manage starters, leavers, salary changes and amendments.
• Process timesheets, overtime, sickness, absences and holidays.
• Maintain payroll records and ensure compliance with legislation.
• Complete payroll checks, reporting and reconciliations.
• Process statutory deductions, attachment of earnings orders and HMRC notifications.
• Administer pensions and auto-enrolment requirements.
• Assist with BACS payments and payroll reporting.
• Respond to employee payroll queries within agreed timescales.
• Work closely with HR, Finance, HMRC and external providers.
• Support payroll projects, system changes and process improvements.

Skills

Payroll administration

UK payroll legislation

Starters/Leavers processing

Pensions & auto-enrolment

Excel & data accuracy

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Payroll Administrator

Location: Warrington, Cheshire

Working Pattern: Office-based

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

The Role

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Payroll Administrator to join an established payroll team within a growing organisation.

You’ll support the accurate and timely delivery of UK payroll, working closely with the Payroll Manager and wider business to ensure employees are paid correctly and all statutory requirements are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the accurate and timely processing of UK payroll.
• Manage starters, leavers, salary changes and contractual amendments.
• Process timesheets, overtime, sickness, absences and holiday entitlements.
• Maintain accurate employee payroll records and ensure compliance with legislation.
• Complete payroll checks, exception reporting and reconciliations.
• Process statutory deductions, attachment of earnings orders and HMRC notifications.
• Administer pensions and auto-enrolment requirements.
• Assist with BACS payments and payroll reporting.
• Respond to employee payroll queries within agreed timescales.
• Work closely with HR, Finance, HMRC and external providers.
• Support payroll projects, system changes and process improvements.

Ideal Candidate

• Previous UK payroll administration or processing experience.
• Good understanding of payroll legislation, statutory payments and deductions.
• Experience processing starters, leavers, absences and employee changes.
• Knowledge of pensions and auto-enrolment.
• Strong numerical skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Confident using payroll systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Able to manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Reward recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us