Alexander Daniels are recruiting for a Payroll Administrator for a manufacturing and distribution business based in Worcestershire. This business is well-established within their field and boasts a dynamic, agile working environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for overseeing / processing weekly payroll (C.160 employees) and monthly payrolls (C.175 employees)
- Ensuring that all HMRC & pension reporting requirements are generated and administered
- First point of contact for all payroll queries.
- Ensuring payroll and pension deadlines are met each week / month as well as completing the year end process for the payrolls within the company.
- Ensuring that correct pay and overtime rates are used and are compliant with Government regulations.
- Working knowledge of how to calculate holiday pay for various employee types
- Processing starters and leavers, implementing tax code amendments, student loans, statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SAP, SPP), vouchers and other relevant in year forms or schemes
- Processing Attachment of Earnings and other deductions
- All HMRC processes including RTI Submissions, FPS, EPS, P60’s P45’s and Year-End Process
- Administering & reconciling payroll year end & distribution of P60s.
- Processing of Pension calculations and submissions from Start to End and liaising with both Pensions provider and pensions regulator where necessary
- Responsible for the preparation of the P11D returns and P11D (b) for reporting on Employer’s class 1(A) national insurance contribution.
- Experience of processing directors pay including shares administration (preferred, not essential)
- Producing internal reports such as ‘to date’ information, apprenticeship levy reporting & employment allowance reporting (P32) and department analysis report.
- Set up and reconcile Payroll journal for period-end postings
- Preparation of analytical data to finance team for monthly reporting cycle and year end close
- Respond to and resolve payroll and tax-related queries
- Identify and implement continuous improvement across payroll with a focus on improving efficiencies and automation
- Responsible for maintaining documentation of payroll procedures.
- Any other ad hoc duties required in relation to the preparation of accounts under the direction of the Finance Manager
The ideal candidate must have:
- Excellent numeracy and accuracy skills as well as Communication skills.
- Excellent working knowledge of payroll systems, Opera Pegasus payroll experience ideal
- Good MS Office skills
- Payroll qualification with CIPP advantageous or working towards a relevant qualification is desirable
- Good time management skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure
- The ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Must have a great eye for detail and have the ability to make decisions and challenge inconsistencies in the data
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