Finance & Payroll Assistant

Finance & Payroll Assistant

Based Wakefield - Hybrid working 3 days Office, 2 days from home and flexi-time

Basic Salary up to £35,000 depending on experience, free onsite parking, pension, staff discounts and benefits

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established business and finance team.

As a Finance and Payroll Assistant within the finance team, you will have a minimum of two years experience working in a similar role. You will be responsible for processing the companys payroll, both weekly and monthly, any experience of using Sage Payroll along with AAT and payroll qualifications, would be advantageous, but not essential.

As a Finance & Payroll Assistant, you will be responsible for processing the companys payroll, weekly and monthly, whilst also maintaining the purchase and sales ledger and associated credit control for part of the business and any relevant financial processes and systems.

Candidate Skill

• You will have excellent attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
• Have an understanding of Tax and National Insurance deductions
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office particularly Excel
• Be highly organised, self-motivated with the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Able to build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues and clients

Duties

• You will maintain payroll processing system and records by gathering, calculating, and inputting data.
• Process each payroll in Sage Payroll in a timely manner, review tax and NI deductions, pay employees and HMRC and produce relevant reports, reconcile where relevant.
• Submit relevant reports to HMRC and for each payroll an FPS (full payment submission), monthly P32 and EPS (employee payment summary) and those included in end of year processes.
• You will ensure pension deductions are correctly applied and deducted in line with company procedures and auto enrolment and submit pension detail each payroll, then reconcile, and process pension payments monthly.
• Ensure confidentiality of pay records is always maintained.
• Maintain the purchase ledger and check invoices, inputting onto our bespoke order system and onto Sage.
• Reconciling balances to supplier statements, resolving disputes and ensure suppliers are paid on time.
• Maintain the sales ledger and ensure credit checks are performed, credit limits set and adhered to.
• Importing daily sales onto Sage, send out statements to customers and chase as required.
• Inputting cash receipts into the sales system and Sage.