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    Senior Payroll Administrator

    Accounting
    James Gray Associates
    Devon, Newton Abbot
    Permanent
    Competitive
    On-Site

    Job Description

    Senior Payroll Administrator

    Salary: Up to £35,000

    Location: Newton Abbot (Hybrid - 3 days office / 2 days home once trained)

    Contract: Permanent 37.5 hours per week

    System: Sage 50 highly desirable

    The Role

    • Managing a portfolio of end-to-end client payrolls across weekly, monthly, director, bonus and commission payrolls.

    • Handling RTI submissions, auto-enrolment, BACS payments, year-end processes, HMRC and pension queries while building strong client relationships.

    • Providing accurate payroll advice, resolving client queries and ensuring payroll compliance with current legislation.

    • Working within a busy payroll bureau supporting a varied portfolio of clients.

    Ideal Candidate

    • Minimum 2 years' payroll experience , ideally within an accountancy practice or payroll bureau.

    • Confident processing multiple client payrolls from start to finish.

    • Experience with RTI, pensions, auto-enrolment, BACS and payroll legislation.

    • Sage 50 experience is highly desirable.

    • Strong communication, organisation and client relationship skills.

    Benefits

    • Hybrid working (after initial training period).

    • Flexi-time.

    • Generous annual leave with additional days based on service.

    • Healthcare cash plan, wellbeing support and employee discounts.

    • Funded professional development and training.

    • Employee referral scheme.

    Interested? Apply today!

    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. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Reward recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). 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

    Posted on August 12, 2026

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