Senior Payroll Administrator – Full Time – Newcastle, Newry Mourne and Down

Senior Payroll Administrator – Full Time – Newcastle, Newry Mourne and Down

Newcastle Full-Time 40500 - 49500 £ / year (est.) Home office (partial)
Catering

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Manage end-to-end payroll processes and ensure compliance with legislation.
  • Company: Join a vibrant payroll business in Newcastle with great career progression.
  • Benefits: Enjoy up to 5 weeks holiday, hybrid working, and study support.
  • Other info: Opportunity for ongoing professional development and a dedicated coach.
  • Why this job: Enhance your career in a supportive environment with genuine work-life balance.
  • Qualifications: Experience in payroll processing and strong Excel skills required.

The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.

Job Summary

Portfolio Payroll are currently working with a busy and vibrant client payroll business in Newcastle who are currently recruiting for a Senior Payroll Administrator to join their team.

Working for an established firm with opportunity for progression this business is the ideal setting to enhance your career.

Key Objectives

  • To process outsourced payroll
  • Excellent Service delivery
  • End to End Payroll Administration
  • Maintain working knowledge and understanding of current statutory legislation
  • Enrolling New Starters
  • Liaising with HMRC
  • RTI, Pensions,
  • Collating timesheets
  • Inputting data onto the system
  • Checking timesheets are correct
  • Creating statutory payment schedules & top up
  • Manual calculations – starters & leavers, tax & NI, student loans, pensions
  • Using imports for data processing
  • Early payroll runs & re-runs & payments after leaving
  • Apprenticeship levy, Employment allowance, Small ER relief – calculations and implementation
  • Payroll reversals/corrections
  • Court orders processing
  • Taking inbound calls
  • General administration duties

Essential Skills

Essential Skills

  • End to end processing
  • HMRC submissions
  • Experience using Excel
  • Data accuracy
  • Calculate, process and advise on statutory payments and court order
  • Calculate, advise and process annual leave
  • Uploading and maintaining pension data
  • Experience in a fast paced environment
  • Excellent communicator as you will be answering queries
  • Comprehensive knowledge of payroll and auto enrolment legislation
  • Strong organisational skills and the ability to self-manage are essential, while remaining flexible and adaptable.

Desirable skills and attributes

  • Strong payroll experience – assist new members of the team
  • Calculate and process individual occupation maternity and sickness
  • Setting up and approving BACS payment for salary and PAYE payments
  • Producing payroll reports and creating payroll journals
  • Reconciliation of PAYE accounts
  • Setting up pension schemes with pension providers
  • STAR system experience

Salary and Benefits

  • Progression opportunities
  • Study support where applicable
  • The Peoples Pension
  • Life insurance
  • Up to 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
  • Ongoing professional development
  • Genuine work life balance
  • Hybrid working
  • Enhanced maternity pay
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Purchase of additional holiday
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Tech scheme
  • Assigned coach to support career development
  • Free parking

The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.

Salary

Job Type

Permanent

Location

  • Newcastle, County Down
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Senior Payroll Administrator – Full Time – Newcastle, Newry Mourne and Down employer: Catering

Join a thriving manufacturing team in Ossett, where your skills as an Assembly Operative will be valued and rewarded. With a competitive salary of £13.00 per hour and opportunities for overtime, you will benefit from a supportive work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. This role not only offers job security with a permanent position after three months but also the chance to work with a variety of tools in a dynamic environment, making it an excellent choice for those seeking meaningful employment.

Catering

Contact Details:

Catering Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Senior Payroll Administrator – Full Time – Newcastle, Newry Mourne and Down

End to End Payroll Administration
HMRC Submissions
Excel Proficiency
Data Accuracy
Statutory Payments Calculation
Court Order Processing
Pension Data Management