Payroll Administrator


Company:	Triumph Consultants Ltd
Salary:	£13.90 - £13.90
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Exeter, EX2 4QD
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	7 Aug 2026
Closing date:	4 Sept 2026

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Summary

What's involved with this role:

Triumph Consultants are looking for an experienced Payroll Administrator to join the Payroll Team to support the significant transformation programme associated with Local Government Reorganisation. The role provides a comprehensive and efficient Payroll, employment support and advice service to the groups above. You will be responsible for the timely and accurate input of all payroll data onto the system, as well as running the monthly pay runs. Contract is for 24 months in Exeter.

Payroll Administrator

Pay Rate: £13.90 per hour PAYE

Hours per week: 37, Monday – Friday, 08:30 - 17:00

Contract length: 24 Months

Location: Exeter, Devon, EX2 4QD

Hybrid Working, 1 day per week in office

Key requirements:

Experience of working within a payroll/HR/finance function.

Experience of payroll input.

Helpdesk support experience in a large organisation

Knowledge of H.M. Revenue and Customs regulations and their application to the payroll function.

Knowledge and experience of payroll best practice

Key responsibilities

Ensure the timely and accurate input of data on to the DCC Payroll and HR Management System (HRMS)

Calculation of emergency payments and complex calculations such as Third Party Accident Claims, Overpayments, Sickness and Family Absence, Annual Leave etc.

Deal with telephone, letter and email enquiries on difficult payroll and employment issues such as complex National Insurance, Pension/Income Tax, salary, annual leave and sickness calculation questions.

Run multiple pay runs and ensure that all processes are successfully completed to strict deadlines each month such as Full Payment Submission, Bacs submission, Payslip and P45 generation. This will include the transmission and receipt of data to/from HM Revenue & Customs

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If you do not hear from us within three working days, unfortunately your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in working with us.

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Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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