Payroll Administrator

Town/City:Uckfield
Salary/Rate:£26,000 - £30,000
Job type:Perm
County:East Sussex
Sector:Finance & Accountancy Practice
Job ref:ERGPAPA1
Post Date:23. 05. 2025
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Meet Our Recruiter

Jimmy
Jimmy
Director - Public Practice & Transactional Finance

About the Role

📍 Uckfield | Office-Based | Full-Time

Join a small, friendly payroll team supporting a varied portfolio of clients across weekly, fortnightly, and monthly payrolls. You’ll handle end-to-end payroll processing, liaise with clients, and ensure smooth compliance across the board.


What You’ll Do

  • Run payrolls from start to finish, including entering data, reconciling PAYE, and preparing BACS files

  • Produce payslips, reports, payroll journals, and pension scheme submissions

  • Manage auto-enrolment and declarations to The Pensions Regulator

  • Liaise with clients, HMRC, and internal teams to resolve queries

  • Maintain accurate records and ensure deadlines are met


What We’re Looking For

  • Experience in a payroll bureau or client-facing payroll role

  • Confident calculating tax, NI, pensions manually

  • Strong understanding of SSP, statutory leave, and salary sacrifice

  • Great communicator, proactive and detail-oriented

  • Comfortable using MS Excel (intermediate+)

  • Flexible during peak payroll periods


What’s on Offer

  • 28 days holiday (incl. bank hols) + office closure over Christmas

  • Buy up to 5 extra days off

  • Flexible “dress for your day” policy

  • Summer early finish Fridays

  • Season ticket loan & employee discount scheme

  • EAP access and company socials (Christmas & Summer parties!)


Apply Now

If you're organised, payroll-savvy, and enjoy working in a collaborative team, we’d love to hear from you.
Know someone who fits the bill? Refer them for a £250 bonus if we place them (T&Cs apply).


Eco Recruitment Group is an equal opportunity recruiter. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
⚠️ Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying.

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