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Senior Payroll Administrator

Portfolio Payroll Limited
Newcastle upon Tyne
money-bag £27000 - £30000/annum
Posted: 10 September 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 10 October 2026
Ref: 225593595

Job Summary

Portfolio Payroll are currently working with a busy and vibrant client payroll business in Newcastle who are currently recruiting for a Payroll Administrator to join their team. Working for an established firm with opportunity for progression this business is the ideal setting to enhance your career.

Key Objectives:

  • To process outsourced payroll
  • Excellent Service delivery
  • End to End Payroll Administration
  • Maintain working knowledge and understanding of current statutory legislation
  • Enrolling New Starters
  • Liaising with HMRC
  • RTI, Pensions,
  • Collating timesheets
  • Inputting data onto the system
  • Checking timesheets are correct
  • Creating statutory payment schedules & top up
  • Manual calculations - starters & leavers, tax & NI, student loans, pensions
  • Using imports for data processing
  • Early payroll runs & re-runs & payments after leaving
  • Apprenticeship levy, Employment allowance, Small ER relief - calculations and implementation
  • Payroll reversals/corrections
  • Court orders processing
  • Taking inbound calls
  • General administration duties

Essential Skills:

  • End to end processing
  • HMRC submissions
  • Experience using Excel
  • Data accuracy
  • Calculate, process and advise on statutory payments and court order
  • Calculate, advise and process annual leave
  • Uploading and maintaining pension data
  • Experience in a fast paced environment
  • Excellent communicator as you will be answering queries
  • Comprehensive knowledge of payroll and auto enrolment legislation
  • Strong organisational skills and the ability to self-manage are essential, while remaining flexible and adaptable.

Desirable skills and attributes:

  • payroll experience
  • Calculate and process individual occupation maternity and sickness
  • Setting up and approving BACS payment for salary and PAYE payments
  • Producing payroll reports and creating payroll journals
  • Reconciliation of PAYE accounts
  • Setting up pension schemes with pension providers
  • STAR system experience

Salary and Benefits:

  • Progression opportunities
  • Study support where applicable
  • The Peoples Pension
  • Life insurance
  • Up to 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
  • Ongoing professional development
  • Genuine work life balance
  • Hybrid working
  • Enhanced maternity pay
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Purchase of additional holiday
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Tech scheme
  • Assigned coach to support career development
  • Free parking

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.

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