Payroll Clerk

Grafton Banks Finance are currently working with a commercial company with offices in Brighton, East Sussex to recruit a Payroll Clerk on a full time permanent basis. Reporting into the Head of Payroll and working in a small friendly  team, you will be responsible for supporting with the day to day weekly and monthly payroll for up to 2000 employees, supporting with payroll  and administration support. This role is working in office Monday- Friday working hours 9am - 5:30pm.

On a day to day basis you will be responsible for:

• Support in the process of ensuring that all employees are paid accurately and on time each month.
• Ensure all procedural checks have been carried out satisfactorily, both prior and following payroll calculation run ensuring any errors are rectified and necessary correction made prior to BACS payment.
• Manage the Company, Pensioners and 3rd party payrolls, providing accurate and timely payments of all payrolls in accordance with current legislation and with appropriate controls in place.
• Administer SMP, SPP, SAP and all statutory payment salary deductions in line with legal and regulatory requirements and provide management information as required   Manage  the year-end procedure, including balancing the PAYE payments, submitting magnetic media and relevant HMRC forms and produce annual returns and statistics for Government bodies.
• Ensure all external enquiries from organisations such as HMRC, Benefits agency, CSA, Banks and Building Societies, Courts and Solicitors etc are furnished with prompt and accurate replies to enquiries.
• Produce Payroll-related information as required by the Finance department, and regular management information reports to HR on staff absence, overtime etc.
• Administer staff absence and process company sick pay and SSP and process staff absence, overtime and other ad hoc payments through the payroll.
• Ensure all statutory and non-statutory deductions are paid to third parties in accordance with relevant legislation and agreed deadlines, including tax, national insurance, attachment of earnings, pension contributions etc.
• Ensure that all payroll year end processes and procedures are anticipated and planned for and meet statutory and accounting deadlines e.g. P60’s, P35, PI 4’s, P9d’s, PI Id’s etc.  

• Ensure compliance with internal and external financial controls.

• Produce and manage the payroll schedule and timetable for collation of overtime, holidays, starters, leavers and payroll changes and communicate to the organisation.

The successful candidate will have some experience and exposure around Payroll and Payroll processes, from either Practice or within a commercial environment. You will need to be IT literate (Excel and payroll systems) have excellent communication skills and be a team player. This is full time permanent job, working in office.  This job is offering an excellent salary and benefits package.