Senior Payroll Administrator

JGA Recruitment Group | B Corp™; Greater Lincolnshire; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Collaborative team environment

Opportunity for ownership in the role

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Payroll Manager to manage the full payroll process within a small, friendly HR team. This role involves handling various payroll tasks, including running the monthly payroll, managing pensions and statutory returns, and responding to employee pay queries. Candidates should have solid payroll experience and advanced Excel skills. The role offers a supportive, collaborative environment with flexible working arrangements, providing real opportunity for individual impact.

Qualifications

• Solid end-to-end payroll experience required.
• Good understanding of pay and grading structures essential.
• Confidence using payroll systems and advanced Excel is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Run the monthly payroll from start to finish.
• Manage pensions, statutory returns, and salary changes.
• Handle employee pay queries confidentially.
• Maintain payroll systems and data accuracy.
• Support audits and year-end processes.
• Work with HR and Finance to improve payroll processes

Skills

End-to-end payroll experience

Understanding of pay and grading structures

Advanced Excel skills

Ability to work under pressure

Tools

Payroll systems

Job description

Working structure: Once a week in the office, 4 days remote.

We’re supporting a well-established organisation to find an experienced Payroll Manager to join a small, friendly HR team.

This role owns the end-to-end payroll process and works closely with both HR and Finance to deliver an accurate, compliant, and trusted payroll service. It’s a hands‑on position with real responsibility and scope to improve how things are done.

What you’ll be doing

• Running the monthly payroll from start to finish
• Managing pensions, statutory returns, and salary changes
• Handling employee pay queries with care and confidentiality
• Maintaining payroll systems, records, and data accuracy
• Supporting audits, reporting, and year‑end processes
• Working with HR and Finance to improve payroll processes

What you’ll bring

• Solid end‑to‑end payroll experience
• Good understanding of pay and grading structures
• Confidence using payroll systems and Excel (advanced level)
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines

Why apply?

• A varied role with genuine ownership
• Supportive, collaborative team environment with very flexible working hours.
• Opportunity to make a real impact across payroll, HR, and finance

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