Senior Payroll Administrator

Portfolio Payroll Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A Chartered Accountancy Practice is looking for a Senior Payroll Administrator. You will be responsible for managing payrolls from start to finish, ensuring compliance with regulations, and supporting payroll projects. Requires 3+ years of experience and familiarity with payroll legislation. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented and organized, ready to contribute to a dedicated team.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of start-to-finish payroll experience with clients or bureau.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the Payroll Manager in delivering efficient payroll services.
• Process payrolls from start to finish ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Handle various payroll transactions and ensure all deadlines are met.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Knowledge of payroll legislation

Communication skills

Tools

IRIS

STAR

Job description

Overview

Advert description: Are you detail-oriented, organized, and ready to be a crucial part of a Chartered Accountancy Practice? We are seeking a dedicated Senior Payroll Administrator to join our team and manage their internal team.

Responsibilities

• Support the Payroll Manager in delivering efficient payroll and pension services, ensuring compliance with regulations, and working alongside a small team of payroll professionals.
• Process payrolls from start to finish in accordance with current legislation, policies and procedures, and timelines, ensuring that all payroll transactions are approved by an appropriately authorised person.
• Process Leavers, calculate holiday payments, PILON and other associated termination payments.
• Calculate absence including sickness, leave and statutory payments.
• Process other payments/deductions, including Auto-enrolment, Court orders and contractual payments. Ensure that Audit and Statutory requirements are met.
• Input changes to employee personal details (e.g., bank accounts and addresses).
• Input statutory changes, P45, P46, P6, and P9, student loan notices, and court orders.
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure sensitive files are protected appropriately.
• Make ad-hoc payroll payments as required and support the team in responding to questions.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of payroll legislation and internal policies.
• Ensure all payroll deadlines are met and quality levels are maintained.
• Ensure all payrolls under your responsibility are processed and paid on time, and that pensions, PAYE/NI are paid on time.
• Ensure information, policy & procedures and employee files are kept current and accurate.
• Support on a range of payroll projects.
• Assist with monitoring the payroll inbox and dealing with queries in a timely manner.
• Perform other tasks associated with payroll to complete payrolls within agreed deadlines.

Experience

• 3+ years experience with start-to-finish payroll.
• Clients/Bureau experience.

Desirable

• IRIS/STAR