Delivery standard
100% on-time RTI submissions with zero HMRC penalties
What this service is designed to deliver when deployed inside your workflow.
Financial & Legal Professional Services
Payroll Administration Outsourcing for UK Companies.
Dedicated payroll administrators processing your UK payroll — RTI submissions, pension auto-enrolment, and employee queries — from Nairobi. 64% lower cost.
9:00–18:00 UK time (GMT+3)
|EOR or Managed Services
|7–14 days from signed agreement
Overview
What is Payroll Administration?
Payroll administration outsourcing involves delegating the processing of employee pay runs, HMRC submissions, pension contributions, and payroll queries to trained professionals outside your finance team. Treba provides payroll administrators in Nairobi who work inside your payroll platform — Sage, BrightPay, or Xero Payroll — and understand UK statutory requirements including RTI, auto-enrolment, and statutory pay calculations.
Typical client
UK SMEs and payroll bureaux processing 50–500 employees per pay cycle
At a glance
How Treba delivers.
The operating facts behind payroll administration: delivery standard, team shape, and compliance model.
Typical team size
1–2 dedicated payroll administrators per client
Scaled to project load and pipeline.
Compliance model
UK GDPR aligned — IDTA framework
Legal and data-transfer structure for the engagement.
UK loaded cost
£45,416/yr
Payroll Administrator
The challenge
Why UK companies struggle with payroll administration.
Payroll is unforgiving. A single RTI submission error triggers HMRC penalties. A missed pension contribution creates compliance exposure. Yet many UK businesses still run payroll as a side task for an already-overstretched finance manager. Dedicated payroll staff in London cost £32,000+ and the role requires continuous CPD to keep up with statutory changes — National Living Wage updates, student loan threshold changes, and pension re-enrolment cycles. The margin for error is zero and the cost of getting it wrong is disproportionate.
Outcomes
What you'll achieve.
See the shift from UK in-house benchmarks to Treba delivery outcomes.
Outcome
RTI Submission Accuracy
UK in-house
~97% (multi-tasking finance teams)
With Treba
100% (dedicated payroll focus)
Outcome
Cost Per Administrator
UK in-house
£45,416/yr loaded (London)
With Treba
£11,400/yr loaded (Nairobi)
Outcome
Employee Query Response
UK in-house
24–48 hours (when payroll is a side task)
With Treba
Same-day
Capabilities
What we deliver.
Monthly Pay Run Processing
“Salaries calculated, checked, and submitted on schedule.”
HMRC RTI & Year-End Filing
“FPS, EPS, and P60s filed accurately and on time.”
Pension Auto-Enrolment
“Contributions calculated, submitted, and compliance maintained.”
Meet Your Next Hire
“I process payroll for three UK clients totalling 400+ employees. I use BrightPay and Sage, and I stay current with HMRC statutory changes — NLW rates, student loan thresholds, and pension contribution changes.”
JK
Joseph K.
Payroll Administrator
Education
BCom Accounting, Strathmore University
Certification
ACCA Applied Knowledge, UK Payroll Certificate (CIPP)
Experience
3–7 years in payroll administration roles
Economics
UK loaded cost vs Treba.
Fully loaded comparison — Treba cost includes salary, Nairobi office, equipment, IT infrastructure, and full compliance. No hidden fees.
Save 75%
Remote from Nairobi
Audit Assistant
Pre-vetted · Interview in 48hrs · Start in 7 days
UK Cost
£43,140
Treba Cost
£10,800/yr
You Save
£32,340/yr
How it works
How we deliver payroll administration.
01
Discovery Call
Scope, volume, tools, compliance requirements. 1–2 days.
02
Talent Selection
Pre-vetted candidates matched to your brief. 3–5 days.
03
Tech & Compliance Setup
VDI/VPN access, NDA execution, DPA signing. 2–3 days.
04
Nest Training
2-week onboarding inside your systems with QA checkpoints.
05
Go Live
Full production. Weekly check-ins for first 30 days.
Engagement models
Two ways to work
with Treba.
Choose the model that fits your team. Switch anytime.
EOR (Employer of Record)
Managed Services
£17kAvg. annual
saving
saving
Your Treba team
James M.
KYC Analyst
Amina K.
Med. Transcriber
David O.
QA Tester
Total / yr£28,400
Compliance built in. Not bolted on.
UK GDPR + IDTA
International Data Transfer Agreement for lawful UK–Kenya data flows. Executed by legal counsel. Annual review.
Kenya DPA 2019
Modelled on EU GDPR. Regulated by ODPC. Enforceable. Equivalent protection.
ISO 27001-Aligned
Biometric access. Clean desk policy. CCTV. Network segmentation. No shortcuts.
Cyber Essentials
UK government-backed baseline cybersecurity certification. Audited annually. Public record.
Industries
Industries using this service.
Payroll Administration outsourcing for regulated UK industries.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
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Save £34,016 per year with a dedicated payroll administration team in Nairobi. Pre-vetted professionals ready in 7–14 days. UK GDPR compliant.