Senior Payroll Administrator
Sumer
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Uckfield • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Senior
About the role
- Process end-to-end payrolls for a varied portfolio of UK clients, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery
- Manage complex payrolls including directors’ pay, statutory payments, pension deductions and leavers/joiners
- Ensure compliance with UK payroll legislation, including PAYE, NIC, RTI submissions and auto-enrolment
- Act as a senior contact for client payroll queries, providing clear and confident advice
- Review payrolls prepared by junior team members and support quality control processes
- Assist with payroll reconciliations, reporting and year-end processes (P60s, P11Ds where applicable)
- Support the Payroll Manager with process improvements, documentation and workflow planning
- Keep up to date with payroll legislation and contribute to best-practice within the team
- Liaise with HMRC, pension providers and other third parties as required
Requirements
- Proven experience in a senior payroll role, ideally within a payroll bureau or accountancy environment
- Strong working knowledge of UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements
- Experience managing multiple client payrolls with varying pay frequencies
- Confident handling complex payroll queries and providing client-facing support
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines
- Proficient with payroll software and Microsoft Excel
- CIPP qualification (or working towards) is desirable
Benefits
- At Sumer, we know everyone’s journey is different. That’s why we’re committed to fairness, removing barriers, and giving people the support they need to do their best work. If you need any support during the hiring process, just let us know.****Our values represent what matters most to us and guide how we work every day:
- - We Shine Together
- - We Do the Right Thing
- - We Make It Count
- We know diverse teams make us stronger. That’s why we’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.****
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
payroll processingpayroll reconciliationstatutory paymentspension deductionsPAYENICRTI submissionsauto-enrolmentyear-end processespayroll legislation
Soft skills
attention to detailclient-facing supportcommunicationproblem-solvingtime managementquality controlprocess improvementteam collaborationadvisory skillsworkflow planning
Certifications
CIPP qualification