JGA Recruitment Group | B Corp™
Payroll Administrator
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Job Title: Payroll Administrator
Salary: Up to £35,000
Location: Coventry
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Working: Office-based
The Opportunity
An excellent opportunity for an experienced bureau or accountancy practice payroll professional looking to develop beyond traditional payroll processing and progress towards a more Payroll Adviser-focused role.
You’ll take greater ownership of client relationships, act as a trusted point of contact and play an active role in delivering an exceptional service.
The business is also embracing AI, automation and new technology, making this an opportunity for someone who wants to develop with the future of payroll.
Key Responsibilities
- Process end-to-end payrolls across a portfolio of clients.
- Manage client queries and act as a key point of contact.
- Build strong client relationships and provide payroll guidance.
- Complete payroll checks and audits to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Support the Senior Payroll Manager with workload allocation and team development.
- Train and mentor junior team members where required.
- Maintain accurate client records and payroll documentation.
- Ensure payrolls are delivered accurately and within agreed deadlines.
- Keep up to date with UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
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About You
- Strong bureau or accountancy practice payroll experience.
- Good knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, statutory payments, pensions and auto-enrolment.
- Confident managing multiple clients and competing deadlines.
- Strong communication and client relationship skills.
- Commercially minded, proactive and solutions-focused.
- Ambitious to develop beyond payroll processing.
- Staffology experience advantageous, but not essential.
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JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist Payroll and HR recruitment agency and recruitment business defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements, together with our privacy notices, set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us will be processed by us.
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