Your new organisation

You will be working for a well-established, successful organisation near Sherborne with an excellent reputation within their sector. They are a centre of excellence, with a strong sense of ethical, moral, environmental and social responsibility as their core values. They are looking to appoint a Payroll Administrator on a 6-month fixed term contract, 37.5 hours per week, to become part of their team.

Your new role

The core of this role as a Payroll Administrator will be to support the Senior Payroll Assistant to accurately process and manage employee payroll data for approx 1000 monthly paid employees. This will be a great role to further develop your payroll skills and take on more senior payroll responsibilities.

Preparing and issuing necessary payroll documentation such as payslips, P45s, P60s and BACS payment requests
Ensuring that PAYE, NI, pensions and other charges are correctly deducted and remitted to the appropriate agencies
Reconciling and managing all payroll related control accounts in the nominal ledger, including posting transfers and journals and preparing any reports required
Filing P45s and Starter Check Lists online and downloading tax code changes from the HMRC website, implementing changes as appropriate
Supporting with all payroll related queries and liaising directly with employees regarding these queries, including correspondence where appropriate
Responsibility for keeping accurate records and details, particularly regarding sickness absence

What you'll need to succeed

Experience of assisting with processing a monthly payroll.
The proven ability to work with highly confidential information.
Well-developed IT skills, including the use of internal systems for inputting and reporting, MS Word and Excel
Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with the finance team and across the wider organisation.
Effective time management, with the flexibility to adapt to the changing payroll deadlines each month.

What you'll get in return

Competitive salary.
Free lunch & snacks.
Excellent non-contributory pension scheme.
Free parking is available on site.

What you need to do now

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