I'm currently working with a client who is seeking a Senior Payroll Administrator on a permanent basis. The role offers hybrid working once you're up and running.
Why apply?
Our client offers a variety of employee benefits:
- Competitive Salary
- Agile Working
- Time off in Lieu
- Flexible Annual LeaveÂ
- Private Health Insurance
- Birthday Off
- Enchanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Death in Service
- Financial Support for Qualifications
- 24/7 Well-being Support
Key Tasks and Responsibilites in Role:
- Process weekly, fortnightly, and monthly payrolls in a timely and accurate manner including more complex payrolls.
- Undertake manual calculations of SSP, SMP, SPP and check against the payroll software, and complete any forms for the DWP if appropriate.
- Run various reports from the payroll system for managers to review and rerun if appropriate.
- Produce packs of reports and place them in VC ready for publishing.
- Undertake portal publishing of reports to clients.
- Once confirmation is received from the client, finalise the payroll and issue remaining reports and online payslips.
- Pass any banking onto managers for BACS submission.
- Upload pension details to the relevant pension provider to meet the appropriate deadlines.
- Ensure that all payroll activities meet legislative and statutory requirements.
- Produce year-end reports and issue P60s.
- Assist managers in sending quotes for the Cyclical Re-enrolment process, following assessment by the team complete and submit The Declaration of Compliance with TPR.
Key Skills and Knowledge needed:
- Have high-volume payroll experience.
- Have a working knowledge of payroll legislation.
- Exceptional organisational skills.
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be confident speaking to clients and colleagues face to face, over the telephone, and by email.
- The ability to check work for accuracy and have good attention to detail.
- Be able to demonstrate your initiative to solve problems.
- Be flexible and proactive in managing multiple priorities.
- Excellent IT skills, including working knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel particularly using and creating formulas.
- Willing to share their payroll knowledge with colleagues to aid their development.
- Knowledge of auto-enrolment.
- Experience using SAGE
- Experience working in an accountancy firm
*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial telephone interview.*