Payroll Administrator

Sheridan Maine South

Posted 10 days ago, valid for 14 days

Coventry, West Midlands CV7 7LP, England

£23,000 - £27,600 per annum

Full Time

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“Quality performance starts with a positive attitude.” Jeffrey Gitomer.Sheridan Maine is collaborating with an organisation in Meriden to recruit a Payroll Administrator. The selected candidate will be responsible for accurately and promptly processing assigned payrolls, delivering expert payroll support, and optimising efficiency and productivity. This role requires a minimum of two years’ payroll experience. Your responsibilities as the Payroll Administrator will include:

Process new starters, leavers, personal/job changes, sick pay, and ad-hoc payments or deductions
Attend team meetings to maintain service quality
Reconcile client payrolls accurately and ensure timely reporting
Generate and reconcile payments (TT, BACS, cheque) as needed
Validate exception and error reports for accuracy
Understand client pension schemes and auto-enrolment regulations
Ensure approvals are met before submitting BACS payments
Maintain data storage per GDPR and audit requirements
Process tax and National Insurance documents (P6, P9, P45, etc.)
Apply statutory payments and ensure compliance with relevant laws
Handle other administrative payroll tasks, including filing and scanning

The successful Payroll Administrator will require the following skills and experience:

At least two years of payroll experience, ideally in a high-volume, multi-payroll environment
Analytical, detail-oriented, and adept at problem-solving
Professional and customer-focused, with the ability to perform well under pressure
Flexible in adapting to changing workloads, payroll processes, and legislation
Skilled in planning, prioritising, and managing payroll tasks to meet deadlines and boost productivity
Prior working knowledge of Northgate PS Enterprise payroll software is desirable
CIPP (or similar) payroll qualification is advantageous

If you’re passionate about this position or are keen to hear more, please click on “apply” as soon as possible.You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.