Payroll Administrator - 12 month contract - Hybrid role working from home 3 days a week, and 2 days in the office - Southampton - free parking available - 26,000

Our client, located in the Southampton area, is seeking a Payroll Administrator to join their welcoming team. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a well-established and reputable company that truly values its employees, offers an excellent benefits package, and fosters a supportive and friendly work environment. The role offers a hybrid work arrangement, making it ideal for either an experienced payroll administrator or someone looking to transition into a finance/payroll-focused role.

The Payroll Administrator's duties include

Communicating with all levels of employees across varying media (Email, telephone/Teams, Face to Face).
Creating and maintaining monthly reports and audit trail
Resolve service desk queries pertaining to Self Service portal access
Entering new employees, contract changes, and leavers in the payroll system and calculating any mid-month changes to pay
Create and issue P45s and payslips
Calculate pay adjustments due to absence, including associated statutory payments e.g. SSP, SMP, SHPP, and maintain relevant payment record sheets
Ensure employees are correctly enrolled into the pension scheme and communications are issued
HMRC downloads
Producing and reconciling BACS files including 3rd party BACS file
Manual calculation of gross to net including, AEOs and pension
Understand and process current legislation, policies, and procedures.

You will need:

Previous experience within a payroll, finance, administration, or similar position
The ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with team and stakeholders
Excellent knowledge of Word and Excel
Attention to detail with an eye for figures

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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