Payroll Administrator

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; West Malling; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Health cash plan

GP support line

Life assurance

Eye tests

Car lease discounts

Gym membership

Pension scheme

Job summary

Cygnet is seeking an experienced Payroll Administrator to join our team at our Kings Hill office in West Malling. The role is full-time, 37.5 hours, with hybrid working two days on-site.

You will manage starters/leavers, statutory payments, pension changes, salary sacrifice, and payroll deductions, ensuring accuracy and compliance across all cycles.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including report writing.
• Competent with Microsoft office.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confidentiality and adaptability.
• Information gathering and monitoring skills.
• Problem analysis and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Add starters, leavers, contractual and personal detail changes.
• Process statutory payments.
• Change pensions including opt in/out and employee requests.
• Process salary sacrifice arrangements ensuring NLW compliance.
• Process pay relating to hours worked, allowances, bonus and other amounts as requested by the business.
• Process deductions as required and in line with regulatory requirements.
• Monitor cycles for breaches in NLW.
• Review pay cycle information to identify and resolve inconsistencies or errors.
• Identify and report any over or underpayments to the Payroll Manager with evidence.
• Ensure payrolls have appropriate local level authorisation.
• Process supplementary payments with required backup documentation.
• If manual payments are raised outside the pay cycle, ensure they are processed in the next run.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Adaptability

Information gathering

Problem solving

Excellent communication

Job description

Payroll Administrator

Company: Cygnet

Salary: £32,000 to £32,000 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: West Malling, ME19 4AE

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 26 Aug 2026

Closing date: 22 Sept 2026

Summary

Helping others improve and turn their lives around – there’s no better feeling. It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Administrator to join our team at our office in Kings Hill, West Malling.

Joining us on a full time, 37.5 hour per week basis you will work in a hybrid capacity with 2 days per week based at the Kings Hill office.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

With us, you’ll have the chance to progress your career in a vibrant, supportive culture tailored to help you thrive.

Your day-to-day

• Adding starters, leavers, contractual and personal detail changes
• Processing of statutory payments
• Changes to pensions including opt in/out and employee requests
• Processing of salary sacrifice arrangements ensuring NLW compliance
• Processing of pay relating to hoursworked, allowances, bonus’ and other amounts as requested by the business
• Processing of deductions as required and in line with any applicable regulatory requirements
• Monitor cycles for breaches in NLW
• Review pay cycle information to identify and resolve any inconsistencies, errors or inefficiencies
• Identify and report any over or underpayments to the Payroll Manager providing sufficient evidence
• Ensure that all payrolls have the appropriate level of authorisation at local level
• Process supplementary payments ensuring that back up documentation is present where required
• Where manual payments are raised outside the pay cycle, these are then processed correctly in the subsequent run

About you

• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including report writing skills
• Competent with Microsoft office
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Confidentiality and adaptability
• Information gathering and monitoring skills
• Problem analysis and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication skills

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Salary of £32,000 per year
• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Expert supervision & support
• Free Health Cash plan
• 24 hours free GP support line
• Free life assurance cover
• Free eye tests
• Car lease discounts
• Discounted gym membership
• Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover
• Pension scheme
• Employee NHS - discount savings & “Cycle to Work” scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit - Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Cygnethave been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

What next?

If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.

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