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Payroll Senior

James Gray Associates
Nottingham Full-time GBP 35,000 – 35,000
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Payroll Senior

Nottingham (Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days home)

£35,000

Contract: Full Time & Permanent

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to join a growing payroll team within an established accountancy practice environment.

This role offers the chance to manage your own portfolio of client payrolls while working closely with a collaborative team and building strong client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

  • Process end-to-end weekly and monthly payrolls for a portfolio of clients

  • Maintain accurate payroll records and employee data

  • Liaise directly with clients, HMRC, and pension providers regarding payroll queries

  • Complete RTI submissions and Auto Enrolment administration

  • Prepare year-end payroll routines and statutory returns

  • Process Direct BACS payroll payments

  • Support CIS tax deducted returns and related submissions

  • Ensure payroll deadlines and compliance requirements are consistently met

  • Provide support to colleagues across the wider business on payroll matters

The Ideal Candidate
  • Minimum 3 years’ payroll experience

  • Previous experience within payroll bureau or accountancy practice desirable

  • Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements

  • Experience processing multiple payrolls independently

  • Confident with manual payroll calculations, RTI, and Auto Enrolment

  • Strong organisational and communication skills

  • Comfortable managing multiple deadlines within a fast-paced environment

  • Experience with Sage, Xero Payroll, Earnie, or IRIS Payroll Professional advantageous

Interested? Apply today!

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Reward recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.

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