I'm currently working with a client who is seeking a Senior Payroll Administrator on a permanent basis. The role offers hybrid working once you're up and running.

Why apply?

Our client offers a variety of employee benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Agile Working
• Time off in Lieu
• Flexible Annual Leave 
• Private Health Insurance
• Birthday Off
• Enchanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Death in Service
• Financial Support for Qualifications
• 24/7 Well-being Support

Key Tasks and Responsibilites in Role:

• Process weekly, fortnightly, and monthly payrolls in a timely and accurate manner including more complex payrolls.
• Undertake manual calculations of SSP, SMP, SPP and check against the payroll software, and complete any forms for the DWP if appropriate.
• Run various reports from the payroll system for managers to review and rerun if appropriate.
• Produce packs of reports and place them in VC ready for publishing.
• Undertake portal publishing of reports to clients.
• Once confirmation is received from the client, finalise the payroll and issue remaining reports and online payslips.
• Pass any banking onto managers for BACS submission.
• Upload pension details to the relevant pension provider to meet the appropriate deadlines.
• Ensure that all payroll activities meet legislative and statutory requirements.
• Produce year-end reports and issue P60s.
• Assist managers in sending quotes for the Cyclical Re-enrolment process, following assessment by the team complete and submit The Declaration of Compliance with TPR.

Key Skills and Knowledge needed:

• Have high-volume payroll experience.
• Have a working knowledge of payroll legislation.
• Exceptional organisational skills.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be confident speaking to clients and colleagues face to face, over the telephone, and by email.
• The ability to check work for accuracy and have good attention to detail.
• Be able to demonstrate your initiative to solve problems.
• Be flexible and proactive in managing multiple priorities.
• Excellent IT skills, including working knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel particularly using and creating formulas.
• Willing to share their payroll knowledge with colleagues to aid their development.
• Knowledge of auto-enrolment.
• Experience using SAGE
• Experience working in an accountancy firm

*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial telephone interview.*