Senior Payroll Administrator

JGA Recruitment; West Kirby; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd is recruiting a Client Payroll Manager in Liverpool, offering a hybrid role (3 days in the office, 2 days at home) with initial training in the office.

You will lead end-to-end UK payrolls across multiple frequencies for a portfolio of clients, handling PAYE, RTI, pensions, and client queries, with opportunities to improve processes and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' client payroll experience within a bureau or accountancy practice.
• Strong end-to-end UK payroll processing knowledge.
• Experience managing a portfolio of clients with different payroll frequencies.
• Good understanding of PAYE, statutory payments, pensions and auto-enrolment.
• BrightPay and Xero experience highly desirable.
• Confident communicating directly with clients and resolving payroll queries.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Proactive, organised and comfortable working independently.

Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end client payrolls across multiple pay frequencies.
• Manage starters, leavers, timesheets and statutory payments.
• Ensure payroll deadlines, accuracy and compliance requirements are met.
• Handle PAYE registrations, RTI submissions and HMRC queries.
• Administer pensions, auto-enrolment and pension uploads.
• Review payroll reports, checks and resolve discrepancies.
• Act as a key contact for client payroll queries.
• Liaise with HMRC, pension providers and external stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiency.

Skills

UK payroll processing

Client portfolio management

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Tools

BrightPay

Xero

Job description

Client Payroll Manager

Salary: £30,000
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days home – initially office-based for training

The Role

An opportunity for an experienced Client Payroll Administrator or Senior Payroll Specialist to join a growing payroll bureau, taking ownership of a varied portfolio of client payrolls.

Key Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end client payrolls across multiple pay frequencies.
• Manage starters, leavers, timesheets and statutory payments.
• Ensure payroll deadlines, accuracy and compliance requirements are met.
• Handle PAYE registrations, RTI submissions and HMRC queries.
• Administer pensions, auto-enrolment and pension uploads.
• Review payroll reports, complete checks and resolve discrepancies.
• Act as a key contact for client payroll queries.
• Liaise with HMRC, pension providers and external stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiency.

Ideal Candidate

• Minimum 3 years' client payroll experience within a bureau or accountancy practice – essential.
• Strong end-to-end UK payroll processing knowledge.
• Experience managing a portfolio of clients with different payroll frequencies.
• Good understanding of PAYE, statutory payments, pensions and auto-enrolment.
• BrightPay and Xero experience highly desirable.
• Confident communicating directly with clients and resolving payroll queries.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Proactive, organised and comfortable working independently.

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.