Senior Payroll Administrator

Summary: The Senior Payroll Administrator role involves managing payroll processes for a large national business based in Nottingham, primarily on a remote basis with occasional office attendance. The position is a 12-month fixed-term contract focused on ensuring compliance with payroll legislation, handling complex queries, and mentoring payroll administrators. The successful candidate will also be responsible for preparing payroll reconciliations and supporting senior leaders with various projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support day-to-day payroll activities and ensure completion of tasks in line with legislation and deadlines.
• Prepare BACS and 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 to ensure alignment with Best Practice.
• Maintain knowledge of statutory and legislative compliance and keep updated on changes.
• Handle complex payroll queries.
• Propose and implement new ideas to improve current processes.
• Provide and maintain regular data, statistics, and 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 to the team.

Key Skills:

• Experience in payroll management.
• Knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance.
• Familiarity with SAP Success Factor, Resource Link, and/or Workday.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to mentor and develop team members.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficiency in data reporting and statistics.

Salary (Rate): £40,000

City: Nottingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Other