Senior Payroll Specialist — Multi-Client Bureau (Hybrid)

Marks Sattin; England; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Training & development

Company pension

Generous holiday

Job summary

Marks Sattin is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join a busy payroll bureau team. You will manage multiple client payrolls, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while complying with current payroll legislation.

The role covers weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls, RTI submissions to HMRC, year-end tasks, pension auto-enrolment and strong client-facing service. Hybrid working options available, ongoing training, and a company pension scheme are offered.

Qualifications

• Previous payroll experience, ideally within a payroll bureau environment.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, HMRC rules and statutory payments.
• Experience using payroll systems such as Sage Payroll, BrightPay or similar.
• Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and workloads.
• Confident communicator with strong client-facing skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls for multiple clients.
• Calculate salaries, statutory payments, deductions and pension contributions.
• Manage payroll changes including starters, leavers, pay increases and employee amendments.
• Submit payroll information to HMRC through RTI.
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation and company procedures.
• Handle client payroll queries and provide excellent customer service.
• Process year-end payroll activities including P60s and P11Ds where required.
• Reconcile payroll reports and maintain accurate payroll records.
• Support pension administration and auto-enrolment processes.

Skills

Payroll bureau experience

Payroll legislation

Attention to detail

Organisation & time management

Deadline management

Client communication

Excel proficiency

Education

CIPP qualification or study

Tools

Sage Payroll

BrightPay

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Marks Sattin is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join a busy payroll bureau team. You will manage multiple client payrolls, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while complying with current payroll legislation.

The role covers weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls, RTI submissions to HMRC, year-end tasks, pension auto-enrolment and strong client-facing service. Hybrid working options available, ongoing training, and a company pension scheme are offered.