James Gray Associates

Senior Payroll Administrator Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 Location: West Lancashire Working Structure: Office-based initially, moving to 1 day working from home following probation Contract: Permanent JGA Recruitment Group is working with a leading specialist engineering and construction business to recruit a Senior Payroll Administrator into its Finance Shared Services function. This is a hands-on payroll position responsible for processing monthly payrolls across multiple companies, with the opportunity to develop your experience across payroll, pensions, benefits, reporting and payroll controls. The Role You will take ownership of end-to-end payroll processing for 500+ employees across multiple companies, working closely with HR and Finance to ensure payrolls are accurate, compliant and delivered to deadline. The role will also provide exposure to weekly payroll processing, giving you the opportunity to broaden your payroll knowledge across different pay frequencies and employee populations. Key Responsibilities: Process monthly payrolls for 500+ employees across multiple companies. Manage starters, leavers, contractual changes and timesheet-based payments. Process overtime, subsistence, sick pay and statutory payments including SSP, SMP and SPP. Administer court orders, deductions, company cars and car allowances. Process shadow payrolls for overseas employees. Administer salary sacrifice and employee share scheme deductions. Manage pension administration, including auto-enrolment, AVCs, eligibility checks and National Minimum Wage compliance. Complete pension uploads and maintain pension portals. Carry out payroll validation, reconciliation and pre-payroll control checks. Produce and submit RTI information and issue P45s. Prepare monthly payroll journals and complete general ledger reconciliations. Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation. Act as a key point of contact for payroll queries and work closely with HR to resolve issues. Prepare supervisor bonus spreadsheets for management review. Learn and provide cover for weekly payroll processing for 200+ employees across three companies. You'll ideally have: Previous end-to-end payroll processing experience. Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements. Experience with pensions and auto-enrolment. Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy. Good Excel and payroll systems experience. The ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities. Strong communication and problem-solving skills. A proactive, organised approach to your work. What's on Offer? Salary of £30,000 - £32,000, depending on experience. Hybrid working, with 1 day per week from home following successful completion of probation. Company pension scheme. Access to salary sacrifice schemes. Free on-site parking. Complimentary tea and coffee. Supportive and collaborative working environment. Opportunity to play a key role within a growing Finance Shared Services function. Apply Now If you're an experienced payroll professional looking for a varied role where you can take ownership of a multi-company payroll and broaden your experience across pensions, benefits and payroll controls, we'd love to hear from you. Privacy Notice JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, , 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 and HR recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd is recruiting a People Specialist on a 9-month FTC to manage a broad Employee Relations workload and partner with managers across the business. You will own ER cases and support wider change, workforce planning and HR initiatives in a highly flexible hybrid setup with attendance roughly once every fortnight. The role requires hands-on ER experience, knowledge of UK employment law, and the ability to coach and influence managers while balancing policy with business needs.

People Specialist - 9 Month FTC Salary: £45,000 + Benefits Contract: 9 Month FTC Hybrid: Highly flexible - office attendance around once every fortnight Locations: Peterborough, Watford, Bristol or Birmingham The Role A broad HR opportunity combining hands-on Employee Relations, business partnering and people projects. You'll work directly with managers across the business, owning ER cases while supporting wider change, workforce planning and HR initiatives. Key Responsibilities Independently manage a varied ER caseload including disciplinary, grievance, performance, absence and wellbeing. Advise and coach managers on complex people matters, confidently challenging where appropriate. Provide pragmatic advice in line with UK employment law and commercial priorities. Support organisational change, restructures and workforce planning. Contribute to wider HR, culture and transformation projects. Review people data across ER, absence, engagement and performance to identify trends and risks. Build strong relationships with managers and stakeholders across the organisation. Ideal Candidate Strong hands-on Employee Relations experience is essential. Confident managing ER cases independently rather than simply providing administrative support. Good working knowledge of UK employment law. Experienced advising, coaching and influencing managers directly. Broader HR exposure including change, restructures, workforce planning or people projects. Commercial approach with the ability to balance policy with business needs. Comfortable interpreting HR data and identifying trends. Ideally experienced within a larger or complex organisation supporting multiple stakeholders. A great next step for a strong HR Advisor who wants broader business partnering exposure while remaining hands-on with complex ER and people projects. 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. 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.