Payroll Specialist - Belfast, United Kingdom - Ashton Recruitment

Ashton Recruitment

Verified Company

Belfast, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Ashton Recruitment requires a Payroll Specialist for our client based in Belfast

Position:
Payroll Specialist

Location:
Belfast

Duration:
Permanent

Rate of Pay:
Up to £25,000

Hours:
Monday - Friday 09:00-17:00

Looking for a knowledgeable Payroll Specialist to process our internal payroll across three jurisdictions, UK, IOM & ROI. You will be required to calculate wages based on hours worked and administer payments to over 1600 staff. A payroll specialist can use payroll software with accuracy and efficiency. To be good with numbers and can be trusted with sensitive information. Also have great communication skills to interact with colleagues and executives. The goal is to ensure our colleagues receives the correct compensation in a timely manner.

Duties will include (but not be limited to):

Check hours worked is calculating correctly for each employee.
Calculate the correct amount incorporating overtime, deductions, sickness etc. with assistance of an integrated software system itrent.
Receive approval from upper management for payments when needed.
Upload payslips through an electronic system and respond to queries regarding same.
Process taxes and payment of employee benefits.
Keep track of hour rates, wages, compensation benefit rates, new hire information etc.
Address issues and questions regarding payroll from employees and superiors.
Prepare reports for upper management, finance department etc.
Review pension uploads and handle queries regarding same.
Benefits in Kind handling.

Essential Criteria

CIPP qualified or have at least 3 years payroll experience
Proficient in MS Office and good knowledge of relevant software and databases
Very good knowledge of legislation and regulations of the field
Solid understanding of payroll, HMRC, Autoenrolment
Understanding of P11d processing, data and rules
Excellent communication skills
Outstanding organisational ability with great attention to detail
Trustworthy with attention to confidentiality
Flexible, Ability to juggle a number of conflicting priorities at the same time without having a detrimental impact on service delivery
Ability to work on own initiative
Demonstrable diplomacy skills, ability to influence

Desirable Criteria