Payroll Assistant

Payroll Assistant
Job Description
We are seeking a detail-oriented and organised Payroll Assistant to join our Payroll team. The Payroll Assistant will play a crucial role in ensuring accurate and timely processing of our fortnightly payroll for our employees in compliance with UK regulations.
Responsibilities
 
- Assist in preparing and processing fortnightly payroll for approximately 1500 employees.
- Ensure accurate calculation of salaries, bonuses, taxes, and deductions.
- Maintain employee payroll records and ensure data integrity.
- Process new hires, terminations, and changes in employee status.
- Verify timesheets, leave records, and attendance information.
- Collaborate with HR to ensure accurate employee data and resolve discrepancies.
- Calculate and process statutory deductions, including income tax, National Insurance, and pension contributions / administration.
- Assist with year-end payroll processes, including P60s and P11Ds.
- Complete P45s, P46s and other related administration in the correct time allocation periods.
- Respond to employee payroll enquiries and provide excellent customer service.
- Stay updated with UK payroll regulations and ensure compliance.
- Support the finance team in various ad-hoc tasks and projects.
- To provide monthly statistical data reports to the Head of HR.
- Under the direction of the Payroll Manager, to be responsible for the compilation and submission of salary survey data.
- To maintain absolute discretion and maturity in handling sensitive/confidential data in line with the GDPR
- To maintain the administration of benefits schemes such as the company auto-enrolment pension scheme, childcare voucher and cycle schemes.
- To administer Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay.
Key Skills:
- Attention to detail and high-level data accuracy.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Proficiency in maintaining organized payroll records and documents for auditing and reporting purposes.
- Skill in identifying potential payroll discrepancies and addressing them proactively.
- Comfort with numbers and mathematical calculations essential for accurate payroll processing.
- Customer-oriented mindset to provide exceptional support to employees with their payroll inquiries and concerns.
- Use of Microsoft Excel for spreadsheets, records and reports, as well as knowledge of pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
Desirable
- CIPP Qualified.
- Familiarity with payroll software systems to efficiently manage payroll data, process transactions, and generate reports.
- Previous experience in Payroll administration.
Benefits:
- Attractive bonus scheme
- Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work and Techscheme
- Employee benefits programme
- On-site canteen
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Staff discounts on stock
- Free on-site parking with access to electronic charge points
- Referral bonus
LWC Drinks Ltd provides licensed establishments with all their bar and sundry supplies. However, we are more than just a distributor, becoming the fastest-growing privately owned drinks company in Britain, placing 24th in the Sunday Times PWC Profit Track 100. Our aim is to provide the best customer service in the industry, employing over 1,500 people, at 18 depots across the UK, with a Support Centre and Hub Distribution Centre based in Manchester.