Payroll Administrator

  • Portfolio Payroll Limited
  • Guildford, Surrey
  • Aug 07, 2026
Full time Accounting

Job Description

Payroll Administrator

Role Overview

We are seeking an organized and detail-oriented Payroll Administrator to join our team. You will play a vital role in ensuring financial accuracy by managing high-volume expense claims, maintaining our expense systems, and assisting with monthly payroll preparation. This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys collaborating closely with HR and finance functions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Expense Management: Review and reconcile high-volume expense claims against company policy and supporting documentation.
  • Financial Accuracy: Ensure claims are correctly coded, VAT is accurately calculated, and non-compliant claims are queried or rejected.
  • System Administration: Maintain SAP Concur profiles, including setting up new joiners, removing leavers, and managing access permissions.
  • Payroll Preparation: Support monthly payroll preparation, including reconciliations and the investigation of any variances.
  • Inbox Monitoring: Monitor the Payroll and Benefits shared inbox, responding to queries and escalating where necessary.
  • HR Collaboration: Work closely with HR to process payroll changes such as new starters, leavers, bonuses, and deductions.

Skills and Qualifications

  • System Experience: Proven experience administering SAP Concur or a similar enterprise expense management system.
  • Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of VAT calculation, expense coding, and basic accounting reconciliation.
  • Payroll Knowledge: Foundational understanding of payroll data processing (starters, leavers, deductions, and variations).
  • Attention to Detail: Exceptional accuracy when managing high volumes of financial data and documentation.
  • Communication Skills: Confident in managing a shared inbox and communicating policy requirements firmly but professionally.

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INDPAYS

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