Vacancy Details

We are currently looking for an experienced Payroll Associate. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to join an extremely reputable business, where you will learn, progress and work within an excellent team.

This is a Hybrid role with 2 days a week (Monday & Thursday) working in the office.

Duties:

• Maintain a portfolio of client payrolls processing around 1000 headcount.

• An understanding of basic concepts e.g. Tax codes, current PAYE and NIC legislation that affects payroll.

• Ensure all starters, leavers, benefits and allowances information is entered on to the Payroll database and update the relevant spreadsheet to record all entries made

• Calculate leavers pay when leaving mid-month

• Calculation of statutory payments

• Process P45 forms

• Print and sort payslips for distribution

• Run payroll reports

• Ensure monthly salary payment for client payrolls are transferred to the correct accounts in a timely manner

• Upload FPS and EPS reports to HMRC as required

• Good understanding of the payroll software and its functionality

• Respond to client queries regarding payroll in a professional and timely manner

• Deal with HMRC correspondence enquiries

• Maintain an up to date client status schedule

• Deal with general administrative duties, as requested

• Assist the Supervisors with BACS uploading.

• Review / Quality Check Associates‘ payrolls to ensure accuracy.

• Resolve any issues with clients / deal with complaints / escalations

• Periodically review payrolls to ensure effective processing

Skills:

• Minimum of 1 years payroll experience

• Experience in processing high volume payslips

• An understanding of basic concepts e.g. Tax codes, current PAYE and NIC legislation that affects payroll.

• A strong work ethic and willingness to assist other members of the team when required.

• Able to multi-task and to prioritise payroll workload

• Good interpersonal, communication and organisational skills

• Have a knowledge of changes to legislation which effect payroll

• Confident and competent in dealing with clients

• Have a working knowledge of MS Office

• Good time keeping/punctuality

Excellent Benefits include:

• Holiday - 25 days leave - our holiday year runs from 1st July so this would be pro-rated in year one. You can also buy up to 10 days annual leave at the point of annual renewal

• Private Medical

• Group pension

• Income Protection 50% of salary

• Life Assurance 4 x salary

• We also offer a flexible benefits programme, this lets you select additional benefits while saving on tax and national insurance contributions. This ranges from childcare vouchers, dental to retail discounts

Flexible benefits could include:

• Bike to work

• Salary sacrifice for car arrangement

• Travel insurance

• Gym discounts

They also offer:

• CIPP Payroll cert is sponsored by the company - it is a 26 week online course

• Development and progression are a huge motivator for joining these teams