Senior Payroll Administrator Job at Cheshire Full Time

OPPORTUNITY

A well-established and forward-thinking accountancy practice is seeking an experienced Payroll Senior / Payroll Administrator to join its growing payroll function in Northwich.

This opportunity would suit a payroll professional with strong client payroll experience who enjoys managing a varied portfolio, building trusted client relationships, and delivering accurate payroll services within a supportive and collaborative team environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional looking to join a progressive practice that invests in its people, technology, client service and employee well-being.

THE ROLE

The Payroll Senior / Payroll Administrator will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely payroll services for a portfolio of clients, ensuring payrolls are processed in line with current legislation, deadlines and client requirements.

Working as part of an established payroll team, you will manage end-to-end payroll processing while maintaining strong relationships with clients, HMRC, colleagues and third-party providers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be responsible for:

• Processing end-to-end payrolls for a portfolio of clients across varying pay cycles
• Managing auto-enrolment duties and BACS payments
• Ensuring payrolls are completed accurately, efficiently and within deadlines
• Establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with clients
• Handling payroll-related queries and providing a high standard of client service
• Carrying out manual payroll calculations where required
• Keeping up to date with payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and industry changes
• Liaising with HMRC, pension providers and other third-party organisations
• Working collaboratively with the wider payroll team and supporting shared service standards
• Proactively resolving payroll and client service issues
• Supporting continuous improvement across payroll processes and service delivery
• Undertaking any additional duties appropriate to the role

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants should ideally demonstrate:

• Previous payroll experience, ideally gained within an accountancy practice, bureau or payroll services environment
• Strong understanding of payroll legislation, statutory payments and auto-enrolment regulations
• Experience processing multiple client payrolls
• Ability to manually calculate payroll
• Good working knowledge of payroll software
• Experience using BrightPay would be highly advantageous
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organisational and time management ability
• A proactive, positive and client-focused approach
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

BENEFITS

The successful candidate will receive:

• Competitive salary of upto £31,000 dependent on experience (negotiable upon offer)
• Hybrid working after successful completion of probation
• 36 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays and Christmas period
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days’ holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance cover
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme option
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Referral scheme
• Paid volunteering time
• Annual charitable donation on your behalf
• Long service enhancements to pension contribution and holiday entitlement
• Supportive team culture and long-term career development opportunities
• Car Parking available for employees

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to join a respected and people-focused accountancy practice offering flexibility, career development and a strong work-life balance culture.

If you are an experienced Payroll Senior, Payroll Administrator or Payroll Bureau professional looking for your next opportunity, APPLY TODAY !!!

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.