Senior Payroll Administrator

Senior Payroll Administrator

Salary: up to £32,000

Leicester, LE1

Permanent, Hybrid, Full Time

SF are currently recruiting for a Senior Payroll Administrator to join a large business in Leicester City Centre.

You will provide efficient and effective Payroll Administration support covering the payroll and benefit processes, within the busy payroll team.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all pay is accurately calculated and processed.
• Ensure pension deductions are processed accurately.
• Ensuring all amendments are processed to tight deadlines.
• Identify missing data and report back.
• Review errors & exceptions.
• Process new starters and leavers.
• Send out P45s & P60s.
• Assist with the BACS report, weekly payroll & analysis.
• Respond to general queries from the shared inbox.
• Assist with payroll reconciliation.
• Ensure compliance with regulations.
• Maintain and update employee payroll records.
• Generate and analyse payroll reports.
• Collaborate with HR to provide excellent customer service.

Candidate Experience Required

• Excellent understanding of UK payroll practices/procedures & legislation.
• Ability to perform complex payroll calculations, including tax calculations.
• Experience working on multiple payrolls.
• Experience of working in HR shared services.
• Knowledge of iTrent system would be an advantage.

Soft Skills Required

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic and flexible.
• Able to work independently, or as part of a team.
• Resilient, positive and methodical.
• High level of accuracy and good attention to detail.
• Ability to work under time pressure.
• Good organisation.
• An excellent problem solver.
• Good IT skills, including MS Office, namely Excel.