Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Payroll Administrator to join our team at our new Kings Hill office, Wrotham Heath. You will be working 37.5 hours per week, on a hybrid basis between home and Kings Hill Office. The payroll landscape of Cygnet is complex due to the high numbers of acquisitions over recent years. The role of the Senior Payroll administrator Lead covers a number of Pay and Pension areas.


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:

Support the end to end payroll cycle for the business, including hands on processing where required to support the team Review pay cycle information to identify and resolve any inconsistencies, errors or inefficiencies Identify and report any over or underpayments to the Payroll Lead providing sufficient evidence 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 Complete manual systems backups on the agreed schedule,( Schedule needs to be agreed) Provide review of regular Payroll main runs to ensure accuracy (1st line checks) Support with system wide calculations within the pay cycle, transfers between payroll companies and payroll number allocation for re-hired employees (Transfers need to be date driven) Support where required with HMRC communications such as tax code downloads, FPS and EPS submissions Assist with the closing of payroll cycles and report running Support the payroll team Lead with outstanding requests/escalations within the payroll portal

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you...

An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme (subject to successful probation) 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.