Senior Payroll Administrator in East London - Robert Half

Company

This is a well-established contracts management and services business based in Greenwich (SE10). They design, build, and maintain the interior and technical systems of buildings with a focus on commercial properties, managing the end-to-end life cycle of projects.

Due to continued growth, they are looking to hire a talented Senior Payroll Administrator to join their finance team. This position will be based full-time on site in their Greenwich office.

Role

Reporting into the Finance Director, the Payroll Administrator will take sole ownership of the end-to-end payroll function within the business dealing with weekly & monthly payroll processing. They will be responsible for several key duties including:

• Taking sole ownership of the weekly and monthly payroll, expenses and timesheets.
• Reconciling timesheets with People HR records and chasing missing or incorrect information.
• Managing monthly payroll submissions, including pensions, PAYE, CIS and EPS.
• Preparing annual payroll documentation such as P11Ds, P45s, P60s and vehicle reporting.
• Processing employee expenses, home allowances and company credit card transactions.
• Supporting new starter on boarding across payroll, finance systems and employee benefits.
• Maintaining accurate data within NetSuite, including invoice entry and payment matching.
• Ensuring all direct debit invoices are received and processed each month.
• Assisting with month-end journals, including apprentice and internal revenue journals.
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad-hoc duties as required.

Profile

The ideal profile for this Senior Payroll Administrator position based in Greenwich, should have the following attributes:

• 4+ years of experience of experience within a sole or senior payroll manager/specialist capacity.
• Strong experience in owning end-to-end payroll processes (weekly and monthly)
• Good knowledge around documentation such as P11Ds, P45s etc.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience supporting journals and working closely with accounting teams preferred.
• Experience with NetSuite would be advantageous.

Salary / Package

£42,000 - £48,000 + additional benefits including:

• Full-time in office
• Support for training (CIPP)
• Discretionary bonus
• Vitality healthcare & dental plans
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Opportunity for hybrid working
• 24 days holiday + bank holidays

The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training.

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