Senior Payroll Administrator

JGA Recruitment Group | B Corp™; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group | B Corp™ is seeking an experienced payroll professional for a 9-12 month fixed-term contract. The role is hybrid with remote work within the UK and involves handling a diverse portfolio of bureau clients.

You will deliver end-to-end UK payroll, ensure HMRC compliance, and resolve client queries while maintaining audit-ready payrolls. You’ll onboard new clients and support junior team members.

Qualifications

• Proven experience processing UK payroll for multiple clients.
• Strong knowledge of HMRC legislation and statutory requirements.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Good communication and relationship-building with clients.
• Experience coaching a small payroll team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate end-to-end payroll services across a diverse portfolio of bureau clients.
• Manage complex payroll activities and resolve client queries while maintaining compliance.
• Review payroll calculations, reports and BACS payments to ensure accuracy and audit compliance.
• Coordinate the onboarding and implementation of new payroll clients.
• Maintain and improve payroll procedures, documentation and client process guides.
• Provide day-to-day support, guidance and coaching to junior members of the payroll team.
• Help manage team workflows to ensure all payroll deadlines are achieved.
• Keep up to date with payroll legislation and implement changes where required.
• Support payroll system testing, upgrades and continuous process improvements.

Skills

UK payroll processing

End-to-end payroll

HMRC legislation

Client relationship

Team coaching

Job description

Hybrid: Remote in the UK

Type: 9-12m FTC

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

*Candidates not currently working in a bureau will not be considered.

This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional with bureau experience who enjoys managing multiple client payrolls and delivering a first-class service.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate end-to-end payroll services across a diverse portfolio of bureau clients.
• Manage complex payroll activities and resolve client queries while maintaining compliance.
• Review payroll calculations, reports and BACS payments to ensure accuracy and audit compliance.
• Coordinate the successful onboarding and implementation of new payroll clients.
• Maintain and improve payroll procedures, documentation and client process guides.
• Provide day-to-day support, guidance and coaching to junior members of the payroll team.
• Help manage team workflows to ensure all payroll deadlines are achieved.
• Keep up to date with payroll legislation and implement changes where required.
• Support payroll system testing, upgrades and continuous process improvements.

About You

• Proven experience processing UK payroll for various clients.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end UK payroll, HMRC legislation and statutory requirements.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted client relationships.
• Experience coaching/managing workloads on a daily basis for a small team

If you're an experienced Payroll professional looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

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