Payroll Administrator

Posted 11/05/2026 by Proactive Personnel Ltd

Location:
Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Salary/Rate:
£26,000 - £27,500/annum

**IMMEDIATE START**

**TEMPORARY TO PERMANENT ROLE**

Payroll/HR Administrator required

Our client is looking to hire an experienced Payroll Administrator to provide accurate and timely payroll administration services in line with UK payroll legislation, ensuring all employees are paid correctly and statutory requirements are met. Responsibilities:

  • Process monthly and/or weekly payroll requirements in line with company deadlines

  • Check and validate timesheets, overtime, absence and variable pay prior to payroll processing.

  •  Administer workplace pension processes, including auto-enrolment, opt-ins, opt-outs and re-enrolment in line with The Pensions Regulator requirements.

  •  Responding to incoming issues and dealing with them as able.

Education/Experience 

  • GCSE Math's & English grade C or equivalent (Required minimum).

  • A-level or level 2 in Business & Admin (Preferred)

  • Use of HRIS tool (Workday preferred)

  • Use of SharePoint (admin rights)

  • Data entry - processing hours/timesheets

  • Previous experience in a UK payroll administration

  • Experience of pension auto-enrolment administration

  • Experience of checking and processing timesheets and variable pay

 Knowledge

  • Good working knowledge of UK payroll legislation, including PAYE, National Insurance and statutory payments (Advantageous).

Skills & Abilities

Strong attention to detail and ability to meet strict deadlines

Confident using payroll systems, HRIS and Microsoft Excel

Full MS Office suite

Customer Service

Time and resource management

Personal organization skills

Can work independently, without strict oversight

Use of standard IT toolset (MS Office)

Communication (oral, written, listening)

Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately

Team orientation (quickly builds relationships with colleagues, external customers, employees, champion of inclusion)

Customer focused

Has bias for action

High sensitivity to deadlines; prioritizes well

Trustworthy; Holds matters in confidence 

 Rapid paced environment

Change is a constant Physical Requirements Works in an office environment, using common office tools.

Standard working hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm . Rare after-hours events may occur which are ordinarily voluntary.

If you have experience as a Payroll administrator or possess strong administraton experience skills we would like to hear from you.

Type:
Temporary
Start Date:
ASAP
Contract Length:
Temp-Perm
Job Reference:
KMPA
Job ID:
225093383

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