Senior Payroll Administrator

JGA Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd is seeking a Senior Payroll Administrator in London, offering hybrid working with 1 day per week in the office. The role requires extensive bureau experience and handling multiple client payrolls in a UK environment.

You will manage end-to-end payroll, ensure HMRC compliance, and support onboarding of new clients while mentoring junior team members. A strong service mindset and organisational skills are essential for delivering accurate pay and timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience processing UK payroll for various clients.
• Previous payroll bureau experience managing multiple client payrolls.
• Experience processing payrolls for organisations with 100+ employees.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end UK payroll, HMRC legislation and statutory requirements.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate end-to-end payroll services across a diverse portfolio of bureau clients.
• Manage complex payroll activities and resolve client queries while maintaining compliance.
• Review payroll calculations, reports and BACS payments to ensure accuracy and audit compliance.
• Coordinate the onboarding and implementation of new payroll clients.
• Maintain and improve payroll procedures, documentation and client process guides.
• Provide day-to-day support, guidance and coaching to junior members of the payroll team.
• Help manage team workflows to ensure all payroll deadlines are achieved.
• Keep up to date with payroll legislation and implement changes where required.
• Support payroll system testing, upgrades and continuous process improvements.

Skills

UK payroll

Bureau experience

Client relationships

Mentoring juniors

Job description

Job Title: Senior Payroll Administrator

Hybrid: Yes - 1 day per week in the office

Salary: £37,000 + Excellent Benefits

Type: Permanent & Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: London

*Must have bureau experience at a senior level.

This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional with bureau experience who enjoys managing multiple client payrolls and delivering a first-class service.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate end-to-end payroll services across a diverse portfolio of bureau clients.
• Manage complex payroll activities and resolve client queries while maintaining compliance.
• Review payroll calculations, reports and BACS payments to ensure accuracy and audit compliance.
• Coordinate the successful onboarding and implementation of new payroll clients.
• Maintain and improve payroll procedures, documentation and client process guides.
• Provide day-to-day support, guidance and coaching to junior members of the payroll team.
• Help manage team workflows to ensure all payroll deadlines are achieved.
• Keep up to date with payroll legislation and implement changes where required.
• Support payroll system testing, upgrades and continuous process improvements.

About You

• Proven experience processing UK payroll for various clients.
• Previous payroll bureau experience managing multiple client payrolls.
• Experience processing payrolls for organisations with 100+ employees.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end UK payroll, HMRC legislation and statutory requirements.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted client relationships.
• Previous experience reviewing payrolls, supporting colleagues or mentoring junior team members would be beneficial.

If you're an experienced Payroll professional looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

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.