Payroll Administrator

Our client based in London’s vibrant West End, are looking to recruit an experience Payroll Administrator to work in a Team processing client payroll.

This is a great opportunity for a motivated Payroll Administrator to deepen their technical skills, work with a varied client portfolio and play an important part in a busy, collaborative department. You’ll work closely with our Payroll Managers and wider team, gaining hands‑on experience across payroll processing, compliance and client communication, while being supported to grow your confidence and professional capability.

You’ll be involved in the full payroll cycle, preparing reports, processing BACS payments, maintaining workflow status, resolving PAYE and payroll queries, and ensuring client instructions are actioned accurately and on time. You’ll also support with setting up PAYE schemes, maintaining payroll databases, keeping documentation organised, and helping to refine internal processes to improve efficiency. As part of the role, you’ll ensure pension auto-enrolment compliance and manage contribution uploads across multiple provider platforms.

• Process payroll reports for assigned portfolio and ensure reports are distributed on a timely and efficient manner to internal or external clients
• Process net salary and PAYE/NIC BACS payments, prepare electronic BACS pack for Partner’s signatures and ensure payments are made on a timely manner
• Update and maintain client workflow status through payroll software
• Deal with HMRC PAYE queries
• Deal with payroll queries raised by both internal and external clients
• Liaise with Line Manager in assisting setting up of PAYE schemes for clients
• Set up of new PAYE scheme payroll database and update control sheets
• Ensure filing of emails and payroll instructions are up to date
• Assist Payroll Managers in improving policies and procedures, to improve efficiency in the day to day running of the department
• Maintain pension auto enrolment compliance and submit contribution uploads to various provider platforms.
• Assist the Payroll Managers with ad hoc tasks as required

• Highly numerate with an aptitude for numbers
• Confident, professional, and articulate in dealings both internally with partners and staff and directly with clients
• A natural team player with the ability to work in a team environment as well as being a self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to cope in a fast paced environment, manage high volume workloads and deliver work to agreed timescales
• Flexible with the need to meet tight deadlines

• Minimum of 2 years proven experience within a similar role, preferably within practice
• Working knowledge of auto-enrolment legislations (essential)
• Ability to calculate PAYE and NIC manually (essential)
• Experience using Paycircle (desirable)
• Previous experience with end of year updates submission via HMRC basic tools (desirable)
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably a finance, accounting and/or business related degree (desirable)
• Working towards CIPP qualification or relevant experience (desirable)
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably a finance, accounting and/or business related degree (desirable)
• Excellent Excel skills

• Competitive salary with opportunities for promotion and annual pay rises
• Full CIPP study support, with paid study leave
• 3% pension contribution
• 20 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays & 3 additional days over Christmas
• Flexible leave and hybrid working
• Well-being support, including counselling, gym & other fitness discounts