Payroll Assistant GPEPA-01

Role Overview: 

Payroll Assistants work closely with Payroll Manager and other members of the team to deliver accurate and timely wages to employees. You will be responsible for inputting payroll information into our systems, adding new employees into our system, garnishing wages when necessary, and making sure paycheques go out on time. You will also ensure compliance with employment laws.  

Responsibilities:

• End-to-end payroll processing, which currently includes 500+ weekly paid employees.
• Timekeeping records for Agency workers.
• Processing attachment of earnings, deductions, absence/holiday’s, salary sacrifice payments etc.
• Updating employee records and processing any changes to employee information.
• Processing any benefit payments/allowances and preparing P11d’s.
• Issuing P60’s and P45’s when required.
• Actioning Maternity, Paternity, adoption leave and pay calculations.
• Supporting in the processing and communication of any pay increases or bonuses.
• Inputting new starters onto payroll systems and processing any leavers.
• Uploading Pension auto-enrolments and maintaining required pension information.
• Filing and auditing personnel records.
• Validating shift logs and inputting onto the payroll system.
• Uploading bank payments.
• Assisting in Payroll admin.
• Running all payroll related reports on a weekly basis.
• Dealing with Ad-hoc payroll queries from employees and HMRC.
• Any other reasonable requests for the need of the business.

Please note the above is a guide and is not an exhaustive list.

Terms and Conditions

Working hours are normally between Monday to Friday 9.00 am and 5.00pm and are typically 40 hours a week, due to events running and external visitors on site we may require flexibility around start and finish times. 

While most of the role is office based, you may be required to attend external meetings or events.

Knowledge, Core Skills and Experience

You will need to demonstrate: 

• Approachable and person focused.
• Actively collaborate with colleagues to contribute to the development and delivery to the current strategic, business, and operational plans.
• Ability to work independently, manage time independently and prioritise tasks.
• Undertake such other duties as maybe required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the post and the needs of the organisation.
• Previous experience in a payroll or similar role

Desirable: 

• Use of a payroll system would be desirable.
• Methodical and analytically focused.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Attention to detail is essential.
• The ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Use of initiative.
• Ability to maintain employee records.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience of using Microsoft 365.
• Professionalism

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free Parking on site
• Smart casual dress code
• 33 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Birthday time off
• Paid for Social Events

If you are an experience payroll candidate looking for your next assignment, please apply for immediate consideration.