Senior Payroll Administrator

Salary:
Salary up to £38,000
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Location:

Manchester Senior Payroll Administrator Salary up to £38,000

Location Manchester Purpose The  business now seeks a Senior Payroll Administrator who will process all aspects of payroll for their portfolio of clients, ensuring a seamless journey for the customer.

Reports to Outsourced Payroll Service Manager Hours of work Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5pmDay-to-day responsibilities include but are not limited to the below:

As the Senior Payroll Administrator, you will take ownership of and be responsible for the end-to-end processing of complex client payrolls under your purview. With an excellent eye for detail and the ability to work to strict deadlines, you will have the opportunity to hone your existing payroll skills and grow with the business.

The duties of a Senior Payroll Administrator are, but not limited to:

Accurately manage the most complex client payrolls

Inputting payroll related data to the BrightHR payroll system, generating reports and maintaining the client schedule.

Processing of statutory related pay and deductions, including PAYE, National Insurance and Pensions.

Processing of company/statutory related pay and deductions, including SSP and SMP etc.

Ensuring accuracy within the payroll process and maintaining client communication and confidentiality throughout.

Calculation and processing of salary adjustments, back-pay, over payments, and holiday pay.

FPS and EPS submissions, alongside P11

Ds/payrolled benefits where needed.

Act as point of escalation for complex queries on the Payroll Admin team Deputise for the Outsourced Payroll Manager Coordinate internal training within the Payroll Admin team, alongside Onboarding Team Leader Key requirements

Required skills and experience

Deep understanding of UK payroll legislation and tax regulations, being either CIPP qualified or qualified by experience.
5 years’ service in a bureau environment.

Excellent IT skills, with the ability to quickly adapt to new HR and Payroll systems and other products, such as Microsoft Excel.

High level of communication skills and the ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Building and maintaining positive client relationships.

The willingness to learn new skills and step out of your comfort zone.

The ability to become a brand ambassador for BrightHR and its sister companies.

Key requirements

Required skills and experience

Previous customer onboarding experience within a Payroll or Finance related role, with demonstrable experience of Onboarding principles such as data loads, reconciliation, parallel runs and go live authority (desirable).An awareness of UK payroll legislation and tax regulations (essential).Previous experience in SaaS platforms and, ideally, an awareness of HR and Payroll systems and how they work (desirable).Light-touch project management skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Proven experience in building and maintaining positive client relationships.

The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

The ability to become a brand ambassador for BrightHR and its sister companies.

BrightHR Benefits Enhanced holidays – 25 days increasing to 27 after 2 years’ service and 28 after 5 years’ service (22 Days for Field Sales)
Private health care cover after 5 years’ service

New business referral scheme

Access to Health Shield Access to the EAP service

Refer a friend scheme

Paid birthday leave

Pension scheme contribution increasing to 5% after 5 years’ service and again to 7% after 7 years’ service

Group life insurance

Eye care contribution

Free fruit (office-based staff)
Travel Season Ticket loan scheme

Milestone recognition

Discounted products – Manchester City centre parking (AO Arena) / First Bus Travel Club Membership / Microsoft Home…