Payroll Administrator

Location: Office-based, Monday–Friday

Salary:£33,000–£37,000 per annum

Our client is a well-established restaurant group with over 60 years of success, and they’re now looking to recruit an experienced Payroll Administrator to join their finance team. This is a high-volume, fast-paced role where you’ll be responsible for running end-to-end payroll for employees across the group on both a fortnightly and monthly basis.

You’ll play a key role in making sure all team members are paid accurately and on time, while ensuring full compliance with company policies and statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing end-to-end payroll for a large, multi-site workforce
• Managing pension contributions
• Setting up new starters using Star Payroll
• Tracking holiday pay, maternity pay and statutory sick pay
• Ensuring Right to Work compliance is in place
• Monitoring and responding to the payroll inbox
• Supporting employees with pay and benefits queries

What We’re Looking For:

• 2–3 years’ experience in a similar payroll role
• Strong background in high-volume payroll (retail, hospitality, or similar)
• Confident using Excel (VLOOKUPs and other functions)
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of Star Payroll is highly desirable

Why Join?

• Join a company with 60 years of heritage and stability
• Supportive, collaborative finance team
• Busy, varied role with real responsibility

If you’re an experienced Payroll Administrator who enjoys working in a fast-paced, people-focused environment, we’d love to hear from you.