Payroll Administrator

Coventry

Competitive Salary + Benefits

Reed Accountancy are delighted to be supporting a well-established Coventry-based business with the recruitment of a Payroll Administrator. This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy and supportive team in a role that offers a broad range of payroll responsibilities, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with payroll legislation and company procedures.

This position would suit an experienced payroll professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has excellent attention to detail and takes pride in delivering an accurate and efficient payroll service. Experience within construction, engineering or related sectors would be particularly beneficial.

The Role

As Payroll Administrator, you will play a key role in managing weekly and monthly payroll activities, maintaining payroll records and supporting employees with payroll-related queries. You will work closely with both finance and HR colleagues to ensure payroll processes run smoothly and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Process weekly and monthly payrolls accurately and within set deadlines.
• Maintain employee payroll records, including starters, leavers and contractual changes.
• Review and process timesheets, overtime, holiday pay and payroll adjustments.
• Administer statutory payments and deductions in line with current legislation.
• Complete payroll reconciliations and support month-end reporting requirements.
• Prepare and submit payroll information to HMRC.
• Process employee expenses and ensure compliance with company policies.
• Manage pension contributions and payroll deductions.
• Respond to employee payroll queries and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Assist with payroll reporting and wider finance administration when required.
• Maintain confidentiality of payroll data and employee information at all times.

About You

It is a mandatory requirement that the successful candidate has previous payroll experience together with a strong understanding of payroll procedures and legislation. You will be highly organised, comfortable working to deadlines and able to manage a varied workload with minimal supervision. Experience of CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) would be highly advantageous.

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong understanding of payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
• Experience processing payroll from start to finish.
• Excellent numerical and administrative skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to work.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

Desirable Experience

• Experience using Sage Payroll and/or COINS software.
• Knowledge of CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) regulations and payroll processes.
• Experience of working within construction, engineering or contracting environments.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Varied role with broad payroll responsibilities.
• Opportunity to join a stable and growing organisation.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.

If you are an experienced Payroll Administrator looking to join a well-established business where you can make a genuine contribution, we would welcome your application.

This role is full time, office based.