Senior Payroll Administrator

Our client is a family run business, with an amazing product and customer centric approach.  They have around 180 stores in the UK and a rapidly growing online, International and concessions business, with a major blue-chip partnership deal recently announced.  They really care about people, customers, and the communities in which they trade and are now looking for a Senior Payroll Administrator to be based out of their amazing Amersham head office.  The role offers hybrid working with up to six days per calendar month home-working and the rest of the time-based working with our collaborative teams.  As Senior Payroll Administrator, you will handle, group payrolls for over 1700 permanent employees and up to an additional 1000 temporary store employees in the lead up to peak Christmas trade.  

You will be an experienced payroller who will bring the expertise and knowledge required to process multiple payrolls from start to finish.  This role could offer the chance of progression to a payroll team lead position. 

Senior Payroll Administrator – Responsibilities

- Preparing and processing hourly paid and salaried payrolls including starters, leavers, and changes.

- Assist with statutory processes including all payroll year ends, FBI processing and P60s

- Providing payroll reports and data to the wider business.

- Payroll system administration including pay element creation, tax calendars, structural and payroll parameter changes in Zellis’ HCM Cloud solution.

- Assist with the production of analytical and payroll reporting in Zellis’ RRS solution, sharing KPI reports.

- Ensuring that the monthly payroll reconciliations are completed.

- Assist with administration of the company pension scheme auto-enrolment processes including IOM and Jersey.

- Administration of company benefits including salary sacrifice and Payroll Giving schemes.

- Develop procedures documenting all processes to optimise efficiency and maintain adequate payroll controls.

Senior Payroll Administrator – Required Skills

- Strong payroll experience with a background in processing multiple payrolls.

- Good working knowledge of current payroll legislation.

- Working knowledge and experience of managing pension auto-enrolment.

- Experience of processing and managing salary sacrifice and 3rd party payment.

- Knowledge of Resourcelink, Zellis HCM, Core HR, Workday, or similar web-based Payroll system.

- Tech Savvy - strong excel skills and an ability to analyse, manipulate and interrogate numerical information - must be able to use VLOOKUP function.

- Experience of report writing within a web-based reporting solution or Power BI. 

- Knowledge of Hong Kong, Jersey, ROI and Isle of Man legislation would be useful, although not essential. 

In return for your hard work and commitment the role offers a competitive salary with bonus and additional benefits such as life cover and pension.  It also offers the chance to work in an amazing culture and environment where you will be challenged, can seek career progression, and add immediate value with your skillset.

You may have gained your previous experience within a Payroll Specialist, Paroll & Benefits Specialist or Payroll Team Leader position. 

Click apply now to be considered for their Senior Payroll Administrator role and be a part of this continuing success story.