Payroll Administrator And Bookkeeper

Payroll Administrator and Bookkeeper 

The role is primarily payroll, with bookkeeping in the quieter times of the

month

A great opportunity for a hardworking, and confident person, who has a keen interest within the Accountancy Industry.

Our client is an established, growing firm of accountants, who are looking for an individual to be part of their encouraging and supportive team.

With room for personal development and training this role is the perfect opportunity for career progression.

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours
• Free onsite parking
• Study support packages
• Training and progression opportunities

Responsibilities:

• Preparation and administration of weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Administration of PAYE, National Insurance deductions based on individual allowances.
• Processing mandatory other legislative responsibilities.
• Administration of pension schemes and pension auto-enrolment, incentive schemes, and termination payments.
• Liaise with HMRC regarding PAYE / NIC queries.
• Submission of annual reporting and tasks including final full payment summary, employee P60 forms and earlier year update (EYU)
• Pension deductions and correspondence alongside maintenance of pension portals.
• Bank, sales, purchase, and nominal ledger postings.
• Bank reconciliations.
• VAT returns/reconciliation/reporting.
• Reconciliation of control accounts
• Preparations of month end/year-end adjustments including prepayments,
• accruals, deferred income.
• Preparation and posting of normal ledger journals.
• Production of monthly management accounts, as required.

Candidate Specification: 

• Experience with PayCircle, Sage payroll or similar cloud-based payroll software.
• Good Knowledge of Xero/ Sage software.
• AAT level 4 qualified (or relevant bookkeeping experience).
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Previous payroll and bookkeeping experience: min 3 years.