Payroll Administrator

Location Ipswich
Job type Permanent
Salary £16000 - £17500 per annum + dependant on experience
Reference PAYROLLADMINJAN21_1610965404

About Us

Sanctuary Personnel is a market-leading recruitment and service delivery group that has been established for over 15 years and employs over 200 people from our offices in the centre of Ipswich.

Since 2011, Sanctuary has won, or been shortlisted for, several major business awards. In 2017 we collected no less than six awards including the EADT Business of Year and three national industry awards. And this year, we've already won the most sought-after title in our sector 'Best Public and Third Sector Recruitment Agency' at The Recruiter Awards.


We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and hold the Investors in People accreditation. We strive to make work a rewarding experience for everyone and you can be sure that we are passionate about unlocking your potential.

The job:

We are looking to recruit a Payroll Administrator to join our busy team to undertake a variety of payroll preparation tasks. Our payroll team play a key role in our business by ensuring that all our workers are paid accurately and on time each week.

In usual circumstances you would be working from our headoffice in Ipswich, however, due to the pandemic, our office is temporarily closed.

We will therefore provide you with everything that you need to work from home including equipment, training and full support. You will ideally need the ability to have a desk set up at home.

Our ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar financial administration role. As a payroll administrator you will be an integral member of the team with typical daily duties including:

  • Uploading timesheets on to the payroll system
  • Setting up new worker payment details on the system
  • Running reports for weekly and daily pay runs
  • Assisting sales colleagues with pay related queries
  • Managing queries from workers to ensure timely and accurate resolution
  • Assisting with any pre /post payroll administrative tasks

Essential requirements:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities and workloads
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Good organisation skills

What you will need to succeed:

  • A good level of IT knowledge and familiarity with using different IT systems
  • Be highly numerate to carry out data entry efficiently
  • Someone who can "hit the ground running" and work to deadlines
  • Someone who wants to form a career in the accounts/finance sector
  • Excellent communication skills with a natural ability to build relationships and rapport
  • Be able to identify solutions to problems in a pressurised environment
  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Be self-motivated and enthusiastic in your approach
  • Have attention to detail and a high level of accuracy

We also have some great perks!

  • Company pension
  • Life assurance
  • Increased annual leave allowance based on length of service
  • Team building and staff social events
  • Highstreet, restaurant and cinema discounts
  • Monthly and quarterly 'employee of the month/quarter' prizes which include £500 holiday vouchers or weekend prestige car access and other rewards
  • Employee Assistance Programme

If this sounds like you, and you would like to join a well-established, positive company then we want to hear from you!

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Due to the volume of applications we receive we regret that we are unable to respond to all individuals. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of your application, please be aware that, on this occasion, we will not be processing your application any further.