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As Payroll Assistant, you will be part of a finance team of 7, looking after the weekly payroll for 300 staff using Sage payroll system. Your main duties would include:
- Administer Weekly Payroll, completing from start to end, ensuring that all employees are paid on time and correctly.
- To accurately input and process all relevant data required for Payroll, including, salaries, overtime/shift/call-out payments, bonuses, benefit deductions, voluntary deductions, maternity/paternity allowances, sickness.
- Process and submit weekly payrolls including statutory year end returns and P60s.
- Send all P45s/P46s to Revenue and Customs for all starters and leavers.
- Processing all leavers ensuring any relevant final payments or deductions are actioned followed by issue of P45
- Update all statutory payments as appropriate i.e. SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP.
- Actioning any deduction from earnings attachments
- Maintaining records on payroll systems for employee holidays ensuring all authorised holidays are recorded and paid accurately
- Ensuring all FPS/HMRC updates are submitted within set timescales
- Company Pension Scheme manage all pension submissions to company pension scheme and action any changes
- Actioning required changes and updates to Employee Tax Coding as per instruction from HMRC
We are really keen to hear from applicants with the following skills and experience:
- Strong payroll background is required
- Experience of using SAGE is advantageous, however, extensive experience of a computerised payroll system is essential.
- Knowledge of Revenue and Customs current legislation e.g. NI rates, statutory payments etc.
- Strong MS Outlook, Excel and Word skills are essential.
- Flexibility with hours and peak periods of work is essential.
- CIPP qualification desirable
- Practical payroll experience ability to explain PAYE and calculations
- RTI and auto-enrolment exposure
Benefits Include:
- Annual Leave: 28 days (inclusive of public hols)
- Birthday Leave (1 day)
- Service Leave (1 extra day per 5 years of Service)
- Pension (4% ER, 4% EE)
- Non-Contributory Life Assurance Death In Service
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Company Sick Pay
Please apply today or call us to discuss this Payroll Assistant role in more detail!
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
