Senior Payroll Administrator

Portfolio Payroll Limited; Barnton; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

5 hours per week

Hybrid working - 2 days at home

Flexi time

36 days hol inc bank

Buy and sell hols

5% pension

Life assurance 3 x salary

Job summary

Portfolio Payroll Limited is seeking an experienced Payroll Senior to manage high-volume payrolls across multiple clients. This permanent role offers hybrid working with 2 days per week at home and requires strong Excel skills and knowledge of auto-enrolment and RTI submissions.

You will report to the Head of Services and ensure timely, accurate payroll processing for weekly, biweekly, and monthly cycles, while handling client queries and year-end procedures in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Payroll experience with high-volume processing.
• Experience handling weekly, biweekly, and monthly pay runs.
• Knowledge of auto-enrolment, RTI submissions, and year-end procedures.
• Able to work in a team but also autonomously when required.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Process varied payrolls accurately and on time.
• Handle payroll queries and liaise with clients.
• Contribute to payroll bureau activities and client servicing.
• Prepare year-end payroll documentation.

Skills

Bureau experience

Experience: 2 years

Pensions & Auto enrolment

NEST

Attention to detail

Initiative

Team autonomy

Excel

Tools

Sage 50

Job description

Payroll Senior

My client is a well-established Accountancy firm. Based in a friendly and supportive team working on a portfolio of clients. Our client is looking for an experienced Payroll Administrator to join them on a permanent basis. This role is hybrid working 2 days per week at home.

Job Description

Reporting directly to Head of services, you will be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of varied weekly, bi weekly & monthly payroll.

Responsibilities and requirements

• Payroll bureau
• High volume/multiple payrolls

• High volume of clients split across the team
• Varying payrolls and frequencies
• Sage 50 or bright experience desirable

• Must be able to hit the ground running
• Auto enrolment
• RTI Submissions
• Processing statutory payments
• Handling client payroll queries and collaborating with clients
• Year end procedures

Desirable skills and attributes:

• Bureau experience
• Looking for 2 years' experience minimum
• Pensions & Auto enrolment
• NEST - ideal
• A keen eye for detail
• Strong initiative
• Enjoy working within a team but autonomy to work alone
• Excellent Excel
• Must have exceptional payroll knowledge answering queries

Benefits:

• 5 hours per week
• Hybrid working - 2 at home
• Flexi time available
• 36 days hol inc bank
• Buy and sell hols
• 5% pension
• Life assurance 3 x salary

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