Finance & Payroll Officer - Preston, United Kingdom - Simpson Judge Ltd

Simpson Judge Ltd

Verified Company

Preston, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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Key Responsibilities:

Processing all monthly payroll information including starters, leavers, amendments, salary sacrifice schemes and payments and deductions, ensuring accurate and efficient payments liaising with the external payroll provider.
Maintaining the HR and Finance system in respect of any payroll/contract changes.
Monitoring and checking the accuracy of the monthly payroll and any payroll related activity, ensuring that any errors are rectified efficiently, keeping the staff member informed.
Posting the monthly payroll to the accounting ledger and perform a reconciliation of the actual monthly payroll to the accounting ledger.
To ensure statutory and occupational payments (e.g. SMP, SSP, OMP etc.) are processed correctly, liaising closely with the payroll provider to rectify errors.
Undertaking all administration related to the Pensions Scheme and LGPS, including but not limited to estimate requests, leaver forms, opt out requests, flexibilities, AVC administration, signposting and informing staff as necessary.
To run and submit the Pensions' Monthly Reconciliation Report, identifying and rectifying errors as necessary.
To run and submit the monthly Local Government Pension Scheme return, identifying and rectifying errors as necessary.
Ensuring the accounting ledger accurately reflects the above statutory and pension related payments (e.g. SMP, SSP, TPS, LGPS).
Dealing with all queries relating to Pensions and LGPS.
To undertake auto enrolment administration ensuring the organisation is compliant.
Dealing promptly with all outside agencies relating to staff salaries i.e. tax office, benefits agencies etc.,
To update the staff budgeting system for all staffing changes, ensuring consistency to the payroll system and accounting ledger.
Reconciling the staff budgeting system to monthly payroll, year to date payroll and the accounting ledger.
Updating staffing forecast for current and subsequent years.
Producing the staffing budget.
To provide staffing forecast at various points throughout the year.
Reconciliation of the staff budgeting system and the accounting ledger.
Utilising the staff budgeting system to undertake staffing budget modelling.
Maintaining the staff budgeting system.
Administer payroll for the Lancaster University School of Mathematics.
Support purchase ledger process, raising purchase orders, processing invoices and generating payment runs.
To support the Lancaster University School of Mathematics in respect of finance administration.
Assist in HR administration and support as required.

What's needed from you
A good understanding of payroll and pensions ? A good working knowledge of Pensions Schemes ? Ability to work to tight deadlines ? Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail and accuracy ? Ability to work well with numbers and complex calculations? Excellent team-working skills ? Excellent ability to prioritise and plan workload ? Good communication skills ? Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities ? Evident commitment to equality of opportunity and respect for diversity & a DBS check willbe completed
Working hours 37 per week office based
In return you will gain
22 days holidays plus BH rising to 25 after 5 years' service
Outstanding company pension
4 days discretionary days *