Senior Payroll Administrator

Summary: The role of Senior Payroll Clerk involves overseeing payroll operations for a large national business on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The position allows for mostly remote work, with occasional attendance at the Nottingham office. Key responsibilities include managing payroll processes, handling complex queries, and mentoring payroll administrators. The ideal candidate will have a strong payroll background and familiarity with systems like SAP Success Factor or Workday.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support day-to-day payroll activities ensuring compliance with legislation and deadlines.
• Prepare BACS & 3rd Party reconciliation through to management sign off.
• Transmit monthly payrolls via the BACS system.
• Document and update payroll processes and procedures regularly.
• Review payroll processes in line with Best Practice.
• Maintain knowledge of statutory and legislative compliance.
• Handle complex payroll queries.
• Propose and implement new ideas to improve processes.
• Provide and maintain regular data/statistics/reports.
• Develop knowledge of Zellis products and services.
• Oversee the overpayments process and HMRC reconciliation.
• Support Senior Leaders with ad-hoc requests and projects.
• Mentor, coach, and develop payroll administrators.
• Manage team absence and conduct appraisals.
• Provide regular updates on business, process, and legislation changes.

Key Skills:

• Strong payroll background.
• Experience with SAP Success Factor, Resource Link, and/or Workday.
• Ability to handle complex payroll queries.
• Knowledge of statutory and legislative compliance.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.
• Proficiency in data reporting and analysis.
• Ability to propose and implement process improvements.

Salary (Rate): 40000

City: Nottingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Other