Senior Payroll Administrator

JGA Recruitment Group | B Corp™; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Salary sacrifice schemes

Free on-site parking

Tea and coffee

Supportive team

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group is partnering with a leading specialist to recruit a Senior Payroll Administrator into its Finance Shared Services. This hands-on role handles end-to-end monthly payroll processing for 500+ employees across multiple companies, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely delivery.

The role offers exposure to weekly payroll and pension administration. Based in the UK, the role is office-based, moving to one day home after probation, with hybrid working.

Qualifications

• End-to-end payroll processing experience.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
• Experience with pensions and auto-enrolment.
• High accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proficient Excel and payroll systems experience.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Process monthly payrolls for 500+ employees across multiple companies.
• Manage starters, leavers, contractual changes and timesheets.
• Process overtime, subsistence, sick pay and statutory payments including SSP, SMP and SPP.
• Administer deductions, court orders, company cars and car allowances.
• Prepare RTI submissions, P45s and monthly payroll journals.
• Maintain payroll records and assist with pension administration.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

UK payroll legislation

Pensions & auto-enrolment

Attention to detail

Communication

Deadline management

Tools

Excel

Payroll systems

Job description

Working Structure: Office-based initially, moving to 1 day working from home following probation

Contract: Permanent

JGA Recruitment Group is working with an industry leading specialist business to recruit a Senior Payroll Administrator into its Finance Shared Services function.

This is a hands‑on payroll position responsible for processing monthly payrolls across multiple companies, with the opportunity to develop your experience across payroll, pensions, benefits, reporting and payroll controls.

The Role

You will take ownership of end‑to‑end payroll processing for 500+ employees across multiple companies, working closely with HR and Finance to ensure payrolls are accurate, compliant and delivered to deadline.

The role will also provide exposure to weekly payroll processing, giving you the opportunity to broaden your payroll knowledge across different pay frequencies and employee populations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process monthly payrolls for 500+ employees across multiple companies.
• Manage starters, leavers, contractual changes and timesheet‑based payments.
• Process overtime, subsistence, sick pay and statutory payments including SSP, SMP and SPP.
• Administer court orders, deductions, company cars and car allowances.
• Process shadow payrolls for overseas employees.
• Administer salary sacrifice and employee share scheme deductions.
• Manage pension administration, including auto‑enrolment, AVCs, eligibility checks and National Minimum Wage compliance.
• Complete pension uploads and maintain pension portals.
• Carry out payroll validation, reconciliation and pre‑payroll control checks.
• Produce and submit RTI information and issue P45s.
• Prepare monthly payroll journals and complete general ledger reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation.
• Act as a key point of contact for payroll queries and work closely with HR to resolve issues.
• Prepare supervisor bonus spreadsheets for management review.
• Learn and provide cover for weekly payroll processing for 200+ employees across three companies.

You’ll ideally have:

• Previous end‑to‑end payroll processing experience.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
• Experience with pensions and auto‑enrolment.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Good Excel and payroll systems experience.
• The ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
• Strong communication and problem‑solving skills.
• A proactive, organised approach to your work.

What’s on Offer?

• Salary of £30,000 – £32,000, depending on experience.
• Hybrid working, with 1 day per week from home following successful completion of probation.
• Company pension scheme.
• Access to salary sacrifice schemes.
• Free on‑site parking.
• Complimentary tea and coffee.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunity to play a key role within a growing Finance Shared Services function.

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