Senior Payroll Administrator

Stockport Nub News; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Free on-site parking

Complimentary tea and coffee

Hybrid working

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group is recruiting a Senior Payroll Administrator to manage end-to-end payroll processing for 500+ employees across multiple companies. You will coordinate with HR and Finance to ensure accurate, compliant payrolls, including pensions and auto-enrolment, with weekly tasks and monthly cycles.

The role offers hybrid working and a progression path within a growing Finance Shared Services function. A hands-on, detail-driven payroll professional will thrive here.

Qualifications

• Experience with end-to-end payroll processing.
• 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.

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 salary sacrifice and employee share schemes 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.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

UK payroll legislation

Pensions & auto-enrolment

Attention to detail

Excel

Payroll systems

Deadline management

Communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

Where

Stockport

What

Accounting

Job Details

Type: Permanent

Salary: 32000 Annual

Senior Payroll Administrator

Salary: £30,000 - £32,000

Location: West Lancashire

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

Contract: Permanent

JGA Recruitment Group is working with a leading specialistengineering and construction business to recruit a Senior PayrollAdministrator into its Finance Shared Services function.

This is a hands‑on payroll position responsible for processingmonthly payrolls across multiple companies, with the opportunityto 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 andFinance to ensure payrolls are accurate, compliant and deliveredto deadline.

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

Key Responsibilities

• Process monthly payrolls for 500+ employees across multiplecompanies.
• Manage starters, leavers, contractual changes andtimesheet-based payments.
• Process overtime, subsistence, sick pay and statutory paymentsincluding SSP, SMP and SPP.
• Administer court orders, deductions, company cars and carallowances.
• Process shadow payrolls for overseas employees.
• Administer salary sacrifice and employee share schemedeductions.
• 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-payrollcontrol checks.
• Produce and submit RTI information and issue P45s.
• Prepare monthly payroll journals and complete general ledgerreconciliations.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation.
• Act as a key point of contact for payroll queries and workclosely 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 statutoryrequirements.
• 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 competingpriorities.
• 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 SharedServices function.

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