Senior Payroll Administrator

JR United Kingdom; Prestwick; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Senior Payroll Administrator to manage the end-to-end payroll function for their employees, ensuring compliance with UK legislation and improving payroll processes. The ideal candidate should have strong organizational skills, experience in payroll administration, and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Experience in equivalent role.
• Excellent knowledge of UK/Scottish payroll legislation.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Timely and accurate end-to-end processing of payroll.
• Ensure legal compliance across all payroll functions.
• Continuous improvement of all payroll processes.

Skills

Organisational skills

Planning skills

Payroll compliance knowledge

Relationship management

Microsoft Excel

Education

Formal payroll qualification

Tools

Felixipay

Job description

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Payroll Administrator. You will report to the Group Payroll Manager and will assist with the end-to-end payroll function for our 1,300 weekly and monthly paid employees.

Key Responsibilities:

The key responsibilities of the Senior Payroll Administrator include, but are not limited to:

• Timely and accurate end-to-end processing of payroll including; starters/ leavers, journals, month end, year end, wage arrestment’s, holiday calculations, pension payments, resolving pay queries and dealing with external agencies including HMRC.
• Ensure legal compliance across all payrolls and function, ensuring implementation of effective controls and procedures.
• Continuous improvement of all payroll processes.
• Departmental communication and effective collaboration with HR personnel throughout the Group.

•Ensure that robust procedures are in place and that these are regularly monitored and adhered to.

• Administration of pension schemes and salary sacrifice schemes.

The Person

The key skills and qualities of the Senior Payroll Administrator are:

• Experience in equivalent role
• Excellent knowledge of UK/ Scottish payroll legislation.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel.
• Strong and proven organisational and planning skills.
• Able to work well under pressure in a fast-moving business environment.
• Formal payroll qualification preferred but not essential.
• Experience of Felixipay preferred.
• Relationship management is essential in this role as you will work closely with various internal and external stakeholders.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Prestwick KA9 2NS or Sanquhar DG4 6RB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)