Senior Payroll Officer/Team Leader

Our Central London based client, an organisation responsible for overseeing HR, Payroll and Employee services, is currently recruiting for a Senior Payroll Administrator on a full-time permanent basis.

After 6 months there is a possibility you could be seconded into a Payroll Team Leader position to cover Maternity.

Contracted hours are 37 hours per week and is offering hybrid working, with two days in the office per month. The salary on offer is £35,000 per annum, dependent on experience.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

Controlling own section of the payroll, including the following duties:

• Deputise for the payroll team leader in their absence and be first point of call for any escalations, overseeing a team of five
• Process payroll data received from client HR department/line managers relating to starters, leavers, pay reviews, pay adjustments, sickness and change of hours, deputising, and payment of allowances and any other input
• Answer telephone and e-mail queries from client or employees and third parties promptly and effectively
• Manage own workload, taking responsibility for maintaining workloads
• Meet tight deadlines regarding cut off dates
• Process any changes to payroll which may arise out of queries, e.g. raise overpayments and make payments
• Check data for self and colleagues’ work, providing an audit trail of events
• Ensure that all targets for service delivery are met and where possible exceeded
• Adhere to the Data Protection Act, Client confidentiality, organisation Policies and Procedures and Quality Management requirements
• To assist the Team Leader and undertake any other duties as required

Essential attributes:

• Highly organised with ability to prioritise workload
• Self-dependent
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Strong numeracy skills
• Accurate and methodical approach
• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong IT skills
• Detailed knowledge of IRIS (Star Professional) and Zellis (Northgate software)
• Knowledge of legislation, procedures and Service Level Agreements

Reward and Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (full time) + Bank Holidays
• Defined contribution matching pension scheme up to 6%
• Wellness programme
• Free eye tests
• Employee Referral Programme
• Life assurance x 4 salary

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Don’t forget our recommendation scheme: Recommend a friend or colleague to us and receive up to £100 each once they have completed 20 days in a role via James Andrews! Terms and conditions apply, contact us for details.