Senior Payroll Advisor | Hybrid Role, Complex UK Payroll

JGA Recruitment; Romford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group is delighted to be working with a leading professional services organisation to recruit a Senior Payroll Advisor on a 6-month fixed-term contract in Essex. You will manage end-to-end payrolls for a diverse client portfolio within a hybrid working model.

Youll act as a senior technical point of contact, handling complex payroll areas such as payrolled benefits, share schemes and expatriate payroll, while mentoring junior colleagues and driving payroll best practice.

Qualifications

• Strong end-to-end UK payroll experience within a payroll bureau or client-facing environment.
• Excellent technical knowledge and ability to communicate complex payroll matters to clients.
• Experience with complex pensions, expatriate or international payroll.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end weekly, monthly and annual payrolls across complex client portfolios.
• Process payrolls involving payrolled benefits, share schemes, Teachers' Pensions and expatriate payrolls.
• Handle HMRC correspondence, RTI submissions, statutory filings and year-end processes.
• Complete P60 production and payroll reconciliations.
• Administer auto-enrolment and complex pension schemes.
• Operate IRIS Payroll Professional at an advanced level.
• Support payroll system implementations and new client onboarding.
• Advise clients on holiday pay, Working Time Regulations and statutory payments.
• Mentor junior payroll team members and contribute to best practice.
• Act as a senior technical point of contact for complex client queries.

Skills

End-to-end UK payroll

Client-facing

Payroll systems

Attention to detail

Education

CIPP qualification

Tools

IRIS Payroll

Job description

JGA Recruitment Group is delighted to be working with a leading professional services organisation to recruit a Senior Payroll Advisor on a 6-month fixed-term contract in Essex. You will manage end-to-end payrolls for a diverse client portfolio within a hybrid working model.

Youll act as a senior technical point of contact, handling complex payroll areas such as payrolled benefits, share schemes and expatriate payroll, while mentoring junior colleagues and driving payroll best practice.