Payroll Officer - Wakefield, United Kingdom - Sharp Consultancy

Sharp Consultancy

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Wakefield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Payroll Officer

Wakefield

£28,000 - £35,000

Based in Wakefield I am working with a successful business recruiting a Payroll & Benefits Assistant to assist in providing an effective payroll service to the company, ensuring the accurate and timely payment of employees' salaries whilst assisting in any ad hoc HR needs.

Key Responsibilities are to include but not exclusive to:

Preparation and co-ordination of UK payrolls ensuring that processes and procedures are followed and legal requirements are met within relevant deadlines.
Maintenance of the HR database with payroll data for starters, changes, leavers, payments and allowances.
Responsibility for the Payroll inbox and responding to all employee payroll related queries.
Liaison with UK payroll bureaus to resolve employee or business queries.
Collation and distribution of absence and holiday data for payroll processing.
Monthly pension administration including reconciliation of pension contributions.
Preparation and distribution of monthly payroll and business reports.
Annual P11d preparation of data and coordination.
Responding to benefits queries processed through the payroll (pension, healthcare, childcare vouchers).
Support with benefits administration, including sending out eye tests, notifying starters and leavers to different benefit providers.
Assisting in adhoc duties when required by the Payroll, Benefits and Reporting Manager.

I am keen to hear from individuals with the following skills and experience:

Previous experience of full end to end payroll preparation within an SME environment is essential
Experience of UK payroll coordination will be an advantage
Basic understanding of PAYE, NI deductions and salary exchange
Strong IT skills with good working knowledge of MS Excel
Excellent excel including pivot tables and 'v' lookups
Excellent numeracy and analytical skills
Highly organised and methodical with excellent interpersonal skills
Flexible approach to work, with the ability to question the status quo
Able to work on own initiative and prioritise competing demands

This is an excellent opportunity to join a very friendly and supportive team in a role that offers genuine long term career opportunities.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Pay:
£28,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits: