Senior Payroll Administrator - The Guardian : Job Details

Senior Payroll Administrator

We are seeking a motivated Senior Payroll Administrator to join a growing organisation, managing high-volume payroll and supporting pension administration.

Position: Senior Payroll Administrator (Permanent)Salary: £35,000 per annum + excellent benefitsLocation: BedfordHours: Full time, 37.5 hours per weekClosing date: 27th September 2025

About the Role

As a Senior Payroll Administrator, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of both monthly and weekly payrolls. You will act as a point of escalation for complex queries, support pension administration, and contribute to wider business projects that improve payroll efficiency and compliance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering accurate and efficient end-to-end payroll across a large workforce
• Supporting colleagues and managers with payroll queries
• Working with HR, Recruitment and Onboarding teams to manage starters, movers and leavers
• Supporting HMRC NMW enquiries and pension auto-enrolment processes
• Using rostering systems as a source of payroll data
• Troubleshooting and resolving complex queries around pay, tax, pensions and compliance
• Ensuring compliance with GDPR, HMRC, statutory payments and pension regulations
• Supporting HR digital transformation projects, ensuring payroll processes align with updated systems and policies
• Collaborating with Corporate Finance teams to resolve central ledger accounting queries

About You

We’re looking for an experienced payroll professional with proven hands-on experience delivering high-volume, end-to-end payroll in a large organisation. You’ll be confident in handling complexities and demonstrate excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.

You will also bring:

• Strong knowledge of HMRC compliance, RTI, statutory payments, NLW, GDPR and pension auto-enrolment
• Experience supporting pension administration
• Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word and Outlook
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• A flexible, adaptable and customer-focused approach
• Strong attention to detail

Desirable: Experience with Workday or Snowdrop payroll systems.Preferred qualification: A relevant payroll qualification.

About the Organisation

This is a well-established and supportive employer offering a collaborative and professional environment. The organisation values the development and wellbeing of its people, with opportunities to learn, grow and progress your career.

Benefits include: 25 days leave + bank holidays, buy & sell annual leave options, private pension scheme, private medical cover (with option to add dependants), enhanced parental leave, life assurance, training and development opportunities, employee assistance programme, Cycle2Work scheme, Blue Light Card discounts, concerts for carers and more.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Senior Payroll Officer, Payroll Supervisor, Payroll & Pensions Administrator, HR & Payroll Specialist, Payroll Lead, Pay & Benefits Specialist.