Senior Payroll Administrator

Portfolio Group; Staffordshire Moorlands; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working – 2 days at home

36 days holiday including bank

5% pension

Life assurance 3x salary

Job summary

Portfolio Group is seeking a Payroll Senior for their accountancy practice. The role is hybrid with two days per week at home, reporting to the Head of Services. You will manage weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly payroll processing across a portfolio of clients, ensuring accuracy and timely submissions.

The ideal candidate will have payroll bureau experience, strong Excel skills, and a proactive approach to client queries and year-end duties. Pension and auto-enrolment knowledge are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Excellent Excel skills essential.
• Aut enrolment and pension knowledge helpful.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in payroll processing.
• Ability to work in a team with autonomy.
• Strong initiative and proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Process varied weekly, bi-weekly and monthly payrolls with accuracy.
• Manage high-volume payrolls and multiple clients.
• Handle RTI submissions and auto-enrolment duties.
• Assist with year-end payroll procedures and client queries.

Skills

Excellent Excel

Aut enrolment knowledge

Attention to detail

Team player with autonomy

Strong initiative

Tools

Sage 50

Bright payroll software

Job description

Payroll Senior

My client is a well-established Accountancy firm. Based in a friendly and supportive team working on a portfolio of clients. Our client is looking for an experienced Payroll Administrator to join them on a permanent basis. This role is hybrid working 2 days per week at home.

Job Description

Reporting directly to Head of services, you will be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of varied weekly, bi weekly & monthly payroll.

Responsibilities and requirements

• Payroll bureau
• High volume/multiple payrolls

• High volume of clients split across the team
• Varying payrolls and frequencies
• Sage 50 or bright experience desirable

• Must be able to hit the ground running
• Auto enrolment
• RTI Submissions
• Processing statutory payments
• Handling client payroll queries and collaborating with clients
• Year end procedures

Desirable skills and attributes:

• Bureau experience
• Looking for 2 years’ experience minimum
• Pensions & Auto enrolment
• NEST – ideal
• A keen eye for detail
• Strong initiative
• Enjoy working within a team but autonomy to work alone
• Excellent Excel
• Must have exceptional payroll knowledge answering queries

Benefits:

• 5 hours per week
• Hybrid working – 2 at home
• Flexi time available
• 36 days hol inc bank
• Buy and sell hols
• 5% pension
• Life assurance 3 x salary

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.