At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage client payrolls, handle complex calculations, and ensure compliance with HMRC regulations.
- Company: Join a dynamic payroll team in a fast-paced environment.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for career advancement.
- Other info: Collaborative team culture with opportunities to mentor and train junior colleagues.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by ensuring clients' payrolls run smoothly and efficiently.
- Qualifications: 3+ years of payroll experience and strong knowledge of payroll systems and legislation.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Responsibilities
- Process a portfolio of client payrolls end to end within agreed timeframes, including complex payrolls, manual calculations, and statutory payment schedules.
- Submit RTI and pension files, process HMRC and third party payments, and liaise directly with HMRC on client matters.
- Perform manual calculations covering starters and leavers, tax and NI, student loans, pensions, apprenticeship levy, employment allowance, and Small ER relief.
- Carry out payroll corrections and EYUs, and use imports, reports, and functions to support efficient data processing.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with your client portfolio — liaising regularly and holding service review meetings.
- Act as a professional and knowledgeable point of contact, handling queries and complaints with confidence and composure.
- Serve as the first point of contact for Payroll Administrators' queries, checking colleagues' payrolls and supporting accuracy across the team.
- Hold training sessions with junior colleagues on payroll processes and legislation, and monitor their progress and development needs.
- Work closely with the Payroll Manager to create and improve procedures, and step up to cover the Manager when needed.
- Take an active role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the team.
Requirements
- 3 or more years of end-to-end payroll experience with a strong working knowledge of payroll systems.
- Excellent understanding of HMRC legislation, statutory payments, pensions, and auto-enrolment rules.
- Confident with manual calculations — starters and leavers, tax and NI, student loans, apprenticeship levy, employment allowance, and Small ER relief.
- High-level attention to detail and strong numeracy skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.
- Experience training and mentoring junior payroll colleagues, with the patience and communication skills to explain complex processes clearly.
- An excellent team player who spots the needs of the team and steps in proactively.
- Confident working autonomously and solving system issues without escalating unnecessarily.
- Resilient and calm under pressure in a fast-paced bureau environment.
- Desirable: Experience of holding client service review meetings and managing client complaints.
- Desirable: Experience in a payroll bureau or outsourced services environment.
- Desirable: Demonstrable initiative in improving or innovating on existing processes.
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We think you need these skills to ace Senior Payroll Administrator in Newcastle upon Tyne
End-to-End Payroll Processing
Complex Payroll Calculations
Statutory Payment Schedules
RTI Submission
HMRC Liaison
Manual Calculations
Pensions Knowledge
