Payroll Officer - Warwick, Warwickshire, United Kingdom - Wanzl

Description

Payroll Officer

Working hours: 20 hours

As a Payroll Officer, you will be required to:

Process payroll data on a weekly (UK and Ireland) and monthly (UK and Ireland) basis in time with statutory and company requirements including attachments of earnings

Administer the SSP, SMP and SPP schemes

• Process 3rd party payments through payroll including court orders and student loans
• Work with Finance team to ensure all journals posted correctly and any payroll reconciliations completed
• Provide advice to staff and managers in relation to pay, taxation and NI
• Assist with the completion of request forms from HMRC/DWPS/Job Centre Plus etc.
• Liaise with external parties including HMRC, Courts, Student Loan companies etc.
• Support administration of pension systems and payments
• Complete weekly / monthly reports for different areas of the business and National Statistics
• Ensure all Year End processes completed in a timely manner
• Continually strive to improve the efficiencies of payroll operations and work processes
• Manage Benefit In Kind process for both UK and Ireland
• Manage Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Take the lead for any audits eg HMRC & ROS
• Assist with annual pay reviews and bonus procedure
• Compliance to company policies and group management systems
• To assist with the introduction and launch of new HR/Payroll/T&A System
• Other duties as appropriate to the role

Experience:

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years' experience of completing full UK payroll process
• Payrolling Benefits (BIK)

Desirable

• Knowledge of Irish Payroll and associated Laws
• Knowledge of NEST / Royal London

Requirements of the Payroll Administrator

• Flexible and positive attitude
• Highly accurate and methodical way of working
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel including Vlookup and pivot tables
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines to achieve objectives.
• Ability to use initiative to identify possible improvements and work together to define and implement solutions.
• Keen to learn new tasks and processes as the business require