Payroll Administrator

Alexander Daniels are currently partnering with a well-established and growing organisation to recruit an experienced Payroll Administrator. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple payrolls, and delivering a high level of accuracy and service.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring payrolls are processed accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end processing of weekly, fortnightly, and monthly payrolls across a varied employee base
• Managing employee lifecycle administration, including onboarding, payroll amendments, and leaver processing
• Maintaining accurate payroll records and ensuring employee data is up to date at all times
• Calculating and processing salaries, overtime, commissions, bonuses, expenses, and other payroll adjustments
• Administering statutory payments and deductions in line with current legislation
• Preparing and submitting payroll information to HMRC, including RTI reporting requirements
• Managing PAYE, National Insurance, pension contributions, and auto-enrolment obligations
• Investigating and resolving payroll queries promptly, providing a professional service to employees and clients
• Liaising with HMRC, pension providers, and other external bodies where necessary
• Ensuring full compliance with payroll legislation, GDPR regulations, and internal controls
• Supporting process improvements and keeping abreast of legislative and regulatory updates affecting payroll

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience processing payroll from start to finish within a payroll bureau, accountancy practice, or in-house payroll environment
• Sound understanding of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments, PAYE, and HMRC compliance requirements
• Experience working with payroll systems, with Sage Payroll knowledge advantageous
• Strong numerical skills with excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple payrolls and prioritise workloads effectively within strict deadlines
• Confident communicator with the ability to build positive relationships with employees, clients, and external stakeholders
• Highly organised, proactive, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to investigate payroll discrepancies efficiently
• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and other payroll-related software

Desirable

• CIPP qualification or equivalent payroll certification
• Experience managing multiple client payrolls
• Knowledge of workplace pensions and auto-enrolment processes
• Experience handling high-volume payrolls across multiple pay frequencies