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Senior Payroll Clerk

Rutherford Briant
Posted 21 days ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Colchester, Essex CO6 3JQ, England

Salary

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The company is seeking an experienced payroll clerk to join their established in-house payroll team on a 6-month contract.
  • Candidates should have proven experience within a payroll department and advanced skills in Microsoft and Excel, with a preference for those from a payroll bureau background.
  • The role requires working in the office 1-2 days per week and offers a competitive salary of £XX,XXX per annum.
  • Responsibilities include performing daily payroll tasks, managing payroll enquiries, and conducting complex calculations for various employee situations.
  • In addition to a supportive team culture, the position provides benefits such as private medical insurance, 27 days of annual leave, and options for flexible working.

Are you an experience payroll clerk who would like to work in an established in-house payroll team? Due to a secondment this role has arisen to support the team with payroll duties. This role is offered initially on a 6 month contract and would only require you n the office between 1 - 2 days per week. There is a great team ethic and superb company culture.

Responsibilities;

• Perform daily payroll tasks, including backfilling roles to support team members during Testing and Parallel run phases.• Monitor and manage the shared mailbox for payroll enquiries• Conduct complex calculations for Maternity Leave, Long-Term Sickness (LTS), Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), and employee departures.• Process new hires, terminations, and statutory absences.• Oversee all ad hoc data, pension and benefit changes across a dozen payrolls, including one weekly payroll and two pensioner payrolls.• Raise ad hoc advances and process third-party payments.• Ensure accuracy in team processing.• Conduct system audits between HR and payroll systems.• Complete month-end payroll controls before payroll release.• Generate payroll reports at month-endYou will have:• Proven experience within payroll department• Advanced experience using Microsoft and Excel• Good communication and organisational skills• Ideally from a payroll Bureau background What you get in return;:• Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance: Income Protection: Pension Healthcare Cashplan, Childcare Allowance, Shopping Discount• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), including virtual GP services, Eyecare scheme and free mortgage advice, a Network of over 50 Mental Health First Aiders.• 27 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing by 1 day for each year of service (up to 30 days, pro-rated for part-time employees).• Options for flexible working

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