Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Administrator to join our team at Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent. This role will be for a minimum of 12 to 15 months, as maternity cover. You will be working 37.5 hours per week, on a hybrid basis between home and Kings Hill, West Malling.


Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of health and social care services for young people and adults with mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.

Day to Day:

Full end to end pay cycle processing, including; + Adding starters, leavers, contractual and personal detail changes
+ Processing of statutory payments
+ Changes to pensions including opt in/out and employee requests
+ Processing of salary sacrifice arrangements ensuring NLW compliance
+ Processing of pay relating to hours worked, allowances, bonus' and other amounts as requested by the business
+ Processing of deductions as required and in line with any applicable regulatory requirements
+ Monitor cycles for breaches in NLW
Review pay cycle information to identify and resolve any inconsistencies, errors or inefficiencies Identify and report any over or underpayments to the Payroll Manager providing sufficient evidence Ensure that all payrolls have the appropriate level of authorisation at local level Process supplementary payments ensuring that back up documentation is present where required + Where manual payments are raised outside the pay cycle, these are then processed correctly in the subsequent run

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you...

An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme Expert supervision & support Employee referral scheme Free Health Cash plan 24 hours free GP support line Free life assurance cover Free eye tests Car lease discounts Discounted gym membership Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover Pension scheme Employee NHS - discount savings & "Cycle to Work" scheme Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks

Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.


We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.