Senior Payroll Administrator

CONNELLS GROUP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK employer is seeking a Senior Payroll Administrator to join their payroll team. This role involves accurate processing of payroll data and assisting payroll specialists in meeting deadlines. The ideal candidate has over 2 years of payroll experience, intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, and strong organizational abilities. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of payroll knowledge and experience.
• Be able to prepare manual calculations.
• Proactive and customer-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Accurately input data into ResourceLink.
• Assist the Payroll Specialist in completing pre-month-end reporting.
• Run daily audit reports and produce monthly report.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Customer-focused approach

Strong organizational skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Senior Payroll Administrator

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Senior administrator to join our payroll team. This role is essential for ensuring the accurate and efficient processing of payroll data and supporting the payroll specialists in meeting deadlines. The ideal candidate will be proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work well under pressure.

Key Responsibilities

• Accurately input data into ResourceLink, including starters, leavers, changes of details, attachment of earnings, and timesheets.
• Be responsible end to end processing for small-scale Payrolls as part of development.
• Assist the Payroll Specialist in completing pre-month-end reporting in a timely manner, by supporting them on queries sent through by business.
• Accurately enter/load variable payroll data in line with the monthly payroll timetable.
• Run daily audit reports and produce monthly report for GAYE to liaise with 3rd party and save them appropriately.
• Serve as the first point of escalation for employee and team queries.
• Proactively learn the overpayment process and assist in checking overpayments.
• Perform necessary checks on administrators’ input for audit requirements and save the output. – Check the work of other admin for accuracy and provide feedback to improvement and possible training.
• Ensure all pay documents are released in a timely manner.
• Assist Payroll Specialists in ensuring all variable data is correctly entered for the payroll run, including completing National Minimum Wage checks during the pre G2N stage of the payroll and saving reports.
• Run FPS extracts, FBI reports, weekly exceptions, check incoming FBI, and save and distribute these to administrators.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of 2 years of payroll knowledge and experience.
• Be able to prepare manual calculations.
• Proactive and customer-focused approach.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Connells Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t fit perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

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