Senior Payroll Administrator

  • Portfolio Payroll Limited
  • Barnton, Cheshire
  • May 13, 2026
Full time Accounting

Job Description

Payroll Senior

My client is a well-established Accountancy firm. Based in a friendly and supportive team in Northwich you will be working on a portfolio of clients. Our client is looking for an experienced Payroll Administrator to join them on a permanent basis

Job Description

Reporting directly to Head of services, you will be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of varied weekly, bi weekly & monthly payroll.

Responsibilities and requirements

  • Payroll bureau
  • High volume/multiple payrolls
  • High volume of clients split across the team
  • Varying payrolls and frequencies
  • Sage 50 or bright experience desirable
  • Must be able to hit the ground running
  • Auto enrolment
  • RTI Submissions
  • Processing statutory payments
  • Handling client payroll queries and collaborating with clients
  • Year end procedures

Desirable skills and attributes:

  • Bureau experience
  • Looking for 2 years' experience minimum
  • Pensions & Auto enrolment
  • NEST - ideal
  • A keen eye for detail
  • Strong initiative
  • Enjoy working within a team but autonomy to work alone
  • Excellent Excel
  • Must have exceptional payroll knowledge answering queries

Benefits:

  • 5 hours per week
  • Flexi time available
  • 36 days hol inc bank
  • Buy and sell hols
  • 5% pension
  • Life assurance 3 x salary
  • On-site parking

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.