Bureau Payroll Specialist

Trial Balance Consulting Plymouth, England Apr 5, 2026

Type Full Time
Pay Not listed
Work Onsite

Bureau Payroll Specialist focuses on processing monthly and weekly client payroll including rti, statutory year-end returns and p60s.

What the role involves

  • Processing monthly and weekly client payroll including RTI, statutory year-end returns and P60s.
  • Administering the Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay Schemes.
  • Running the automatic enrolment processes, producing and issuing standard letters using Sage Payroll and issuing pension providers with relevant data.
  • Processing joiners and leavers.
  • Recording sickness and other absences.
  • Completing various forms required by HM Revenue & Customs.

Skills and requirements

  • Relevant finance, accounts, payroll, Excel, bookkeeping, or accounting-system experience may be required.

Candidate fit

  • Excellent exposure to computerised payroll systems.
  • Extensive knowledge of payroll legislation including SMP, SSP, NMW, Holiday pay entitlement, salary sacrifice schemes, redundancy calculations and CIS.
  • Knowledge of Auto Enrolment legislation.

Additional role context

  • Trial Balance Consulting are urgently seeking a Payroll Specialist to join a highly reputable firm of Chartered Accountants on a 2 or 3 day per week basis.
  • Working in a fast paced team environment, you will play a key role in providing an efficient and effective payroll administration service for a wide range of clients.
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