Payroll Administrator

Role: Experienced Payroll Administrator
Location: Brighton – Office based (BN1 2RE)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:30)
Pay: £28,000 – £30,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Experienced Payroll Administrator to join one of our longstanding clients, a fast-growing accountancy firm, based in Brighton.

This is a fixed term contract role to cover long-term sick leave, with the possibility of becoming a permanent position in the future. Due to the nature of the role, candidates must be experienced and able to hit the ground running.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to join a growing and well-established accountancy firm
• Fixed term contract with potential for permanency
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Career progression opportunities within a growing business
• Consideration of alternative working patterns

The Requirements:

• Proven payroll experience, processing payroll end-to-end
• Essential experience using Sage, STAR and Xero
• Strong numerical and data entry skills
• Competent Excel user
• Excellent attention to detail with a right-first-time approach
• Confident communicator with clients and colleagues
• Ability to work independently using own initiative
• Well-organised, methodical and able to prioritise workload
• Comfortable working under pressure in a busy environment
• Minimum 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English
• Legal right to work in the UK

The Role:

• Process payroll accurately and on time from start to finish
• Create and maintain payroll records
• Calculate part months, holiday pay and statutory payments
• Process P45s
• Liaise with clients to clarify payroll calculations
• Manage client pension schemes across multiple providers, including setup and monthly uploads
• Maintain confidentiality and accuracy at all times

If you’re keen to join an exceptional team within a growing accountancy firm that offers genuine long-term career opportunities, then please apply to this Experienced Payroll Administrator role below or call Jamie Watson at Clearline Recruitment on [phone removed] between 9:00am – 5:30pm, Monday to Friday.