Payroll Executive

Payroll Executive
Salary: £29,000–£32,000
Location: Cardiff (Hybrid)
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours)
The Opportunity
An excellent opportunity for an experienced Payroll Executive to join a busy payroll bureau supporting a varied portfolio of clients. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys managing multiple payrolls in a fast-paced environment while delivering a high-quality service and building strong client relationships.
You'll take ownership of end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring payrolls are completed accurately, compliantly and on time, while acting as a trusted point of contact for client queries.
Key Responsibilities
* Process end-to-end payrolls for a portfolio of clients, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
* Manage starters, leavers, contractual changes, statutory payments and auto-enrolment duties.
* Complete payroll audits, validation checks and year-end payroll processes.
* Process payroll changes relating to time and attendance systems where required.
* Respond to payroll queries from clients, employees and third parties, providing excellent customer service.
* Liaise with HMRC, pension providers and other external organisations.
* Peer review payrolls to maintain high levels of accuracy.
* Keep up to date with payroll legislation and implement changes where necessary.
* Support the wider payroll team with administrative duties and collaborative working.
What They're Looking For
* At least 1 year's experience processing end-to-end UK payroll, ideally within a payroll bureau or outsourced payroll environment.
* Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments, pensions and auto-enrolment.
* Ability to manually calculate payroll where required.
* Experience managing multiple payrolls and working to strict deadlines.
* Excellent attention to detail and strong numerical skills.
* Confident communicating with clients via phone and email.
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
* A proactive team player who enjoys building client relationships and delivering an excellent payroll service.
Interested? Apply today! 🌟
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