Payroll Administrator

Vacancy Working Pattern:
Full Time

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In a nutshell

Are you a skilled Payroll Administrator with a passion for precision and a knack for managing complex payroll processes? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to showcase your expertise?

If so, come join our friendly Torquay payroll team, where you’ll find a supportive environment, opportunities for growth, and a chance to make a real impact.

What you'll be doing day to day

Work within the team to process a wide variety of payrolls for clients
Act as a point of contact for a defined portfolio of clients and manage that portfolio effectively
Set up of new client payrolls ensuring all data is clean
Liaise with new clients to ensure they are happy with the service
Keep up to date with new legislation
Deal directly with relevant client queries in an efficient and timely manner
Liaise with HMRC around employee payments
Ensure day to day processing is completed on time
Identify issues and escalate to the appropriate person

About you

Excellent working knowledge of payroll legislation
Experience of managing a defined client portfolio effectively
Good working knowledge of Auto Enrolment and GDPR
Excellent client service skills, with great attention to detail
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both verbally and in writing
Able to work independently and as part of a team, assisting others as required
Ability to work to strict deadlines
Ability to deal with a wide range of clients in a polite and professional manner
IT literate and able to use Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel
Accurate and numerate, with a methodical and organised approach to work

Why work at PKF Francis Clark

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisors in South West England, joining PKF Francis Clark brings opportunities to develop your career in a direction that interests you.

Having celebrated our centenary in 2019, we’re a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro.

Our culture is flexible and supportive, enabling you to be the best you can be. We work hard to ensure you can be yourself, develop and be part of a forward-thinking team that makes brilliant things happen. But don’t just take our word for it.

PKF Francis Clark is certified as a Great Place to Work. In 2024, we climbed nine places to 24 out of 105 large organisations on the list of the UK’s Best Workplaces.

We’re also ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women (33 out of 90 large organisations), Best Workplaces for Development (30 out of 100) and Best Workplace for Wellbeing (44 out of 100).

Workplace culture experts Great Place to Work also highlighted PKF Francis Clark as a top achiever among the UK’s Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services.

And in recognition of our outstanding training programmes for graduates, school leavers and career changers, we’ve been ranked among England’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for two years running.

Whilst we’re proudly independent, PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms – together we’re the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK. Being part of a global community of business advisors in 150 countries provides opportunities to expand your horizons by connecting with PKF colleagues around the world.

Your core benefits

Financial benefits:
• Pension
• Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary
• Group income protection
• Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare

Health & Wellbeing benefits:
• Option to buy 5 extra days holiday*
• Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
• Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
• Cycle to work*

Other benefits:
• Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
• Gifts for career and family milestones
• One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
• Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation

Please note
* These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.

What happens next

To apply for the Payroll Administrator role click the ‘Apply now’ button below.

If you don't have an up-to-date CV or if you would like an informal chat about the role before applying then please contact Gemma Rid on: [email protected].

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PKF Francis Clark is an Equal Opportunities employer with a strong and passionate commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’re dedicated to fostering a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and all aspects of employment at PKF Francis Clark are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments or accommodations for applicants, so if you need assistance or support during the recruitment process please let us know. We promise to reply to all applications.