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Payroll Officer

Workshop Recruitment
Posted 12 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Fareham, Hampshire PO17 5BL, England

Salary

£17.25 - £18.75 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The job role focuses on providing accurate and timely processing of company payroll.
  • Candidates should have previous experience managing payroll for a medium-sized company with over 600 employees and experience in payroll/time and attendance systems.
  • The position offers a salary ranging from £17.25 to £18.75 per hour for a 3-6 month contract, requiring 22-25.5 hours per week.
  • Key responsibilities include managing monthly payrolls, administering pension schemes, and providing training on payroll systems.
  • The role demands strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and a good understanding of payroll legislation.

The purpose of this job role is to provide accurate and timely processing of company Payroll.

Main Duties

  • Management of the monthly payrolls ensuring strict adherence to deadlines
  • In-house liaison and administration of the pension schemes including auto enrolment processing and letters, employee pension requests and annual pension assessment
  • Provide training and ongoing support to Line Managers for the time and attendance system
  • Providing in-house training on the computerised Payroll system
  • On-going maintenance of the HR/Payroll System
  • On-going maintenance of the time and attendance system including working patterns, absence codes and flexi-time settings
  • Payroll administration including processing starters and leavers for payroll, SSP, SMP, overtime, ad hoc payments, reward and termination payments
  • Administer holiday purchase and voluntary unpaid leave (VULA) schemes
  • Calculate and process entitlements and shutdown/bank holidays on the time and attendance system
  • Process relevant administration at tax year end including P11Ds, P60s and Gender Pay Gap reporting
  • Reconcile account and payment of deduction taken from Payroll
  • Arrange payments to third parties e.g. HMRC, court orders, CSA
  • Generate ad-hoc and scheduled reports for both the Payroll and time and attendance systems as required
  • Produce the annual Payroll calendar
  • Manage effective monitoring of sickness records ensuring company sick pay is paid in line with company policy and issue SSP1 forms where appropriate
  • Provide costings for International Mobility Employees and share the relevant Payroll information with PWC for completion of international assignee tax returns
  • Process the administration of statutory external enquiries from Government offices
  • Process enquiries from bank and building societies relating to mortgage and financial references
  • Submit company car changes to HMRC
  • Prepare annual budget information for Payroll
  • Liaise with payroll provider on input, checking reports, BACS submission

Skills and Knowledge

  • Previous experience of complete Payroll responsibility for a medium sized company (above 600 employees)
  • Previous experience of Payroll/time and attendance systems
  • Previous experience of pension administration
  • Knowledge/experience of pension auto enrolment
  • Ability to self-manage – prioritise and systematically complete deadlines effectively
  • Flexible with approach
  • Competent interpersonal and communications skills at all levels
  • Competency in co-ordinating an effective administration process
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Understanding of Payroll legislation and processes i.e. tax
  • Ability to understand legislation and make it user friendly

Additional Info

  • £17.25 - £18.75 per hour
  • 3-6 month contract
  • 22-25.5 hours per week (2.5-3 days per week)
  • Able to do additional hours at peak processing time
  • Excellent working environment and supportive team
  • On site parking
  • Canteen facilities

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.