Payroll Administrator

Payroll Administrator

Job Type: Full-time

Location: LS27

Salary: £28,000

This is a temporary to permanent opportunity

We are seeking a diligent Payroll Administrator to manage our payroll processes efficiently and accurately. The ideal candidate will be responsible for running weekly and monthly payrolls, maintaining employee records, and ensuring compliance with HMRC regulations.

Day to Day of the role:

• Run weekly and monthly payroll, ensuring all information is correct at the point of payment.
• Send agency hours to the agency on the correct timesheets on a weekly basis.
• Maintain employee records in TMS & Sage or any applicable system.
• Process new starters and leavers accurately.
• Scan all paperwork onto each employee’s file on the shared drive and file away in the correct file in the payroll cupboard.
• Record holidays and sickness accurately through TMS.
• Add new agency starters to the system, ensuring they are assigned to the correct department, site, and manager.
• Maintain badge number and agency badge number spreadsheets.
• Update tax codes, payroll deductions, or student loan information from HMRC.
• Post payroll journals into the ERP system along with any intercompany journals that need completing.
• Produce P45s when an employee leaves and ensure RTI is updated weekly with E Submissions sent to HMRC.
• Print P32s for each company and submit them to the accounts department for payment.
• Sign off each agency invoice, add hours to the agency cost analysis, and code invoices to the correct site.
• Update variations and wage increases accurately on both TMS & Sage.
• Manage pension schemes, including auto-enrolment and company pensions, setting up on payroll, preparing reports for finance, and submitting payments to the pension provider.
• Calculate and process statutory payments such as SMP & SPP, and payments for AOE/DWP/CSA.
• Handle queries and wage corrections efficiently.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Payroll Administrator.
• Familiarity with payroll software, preferably TMS & Sage.
• Knowledge of payroll legislation and regulations.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Good communication skills to deal with various internal and external stakeholders.