Payroll Assistant
The Role:
To help assist with the process of weekly payroll for 200+ employees in a timely and accurate manner.
Responsibilities:
* Calculating hours and overtime using a time clock system and entering data onto Excel, using pivot tables to extract data to be uploaded to Sage 50 payroll.
* Maintaining the payroll processing system and records by gathering, calculating, and inputting data.
* Processing a weekly payroll using Sage 50 Payroll including statutory year end returns and P60s.
* Deal with employee queries regarding wages, deductions, attendance, and time records.
* Receive and coordinate requests for leave and other absences.
* Adhere to payroll policies and procedures and comply with relevant law.
* Identify, investigate and resolve discrepancies in time-sheet and payroll records.
* Honour confidentiality of employee's pay records.
* Complete payroll reports for record-keeping purposes or managerial review.
* Calculate holiday entitlement and holiday pay in line with current legislation.
* Any other payroll duties as required by the business.
Essential requirements:
* Sage 50 Payroll (experience min 1 year)
* Excellent IT skills with proven experience in all Microsoft Packages and a good knowledge of spreadsheets, formulas and pivot tables.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Confident telephone manner and highly developed interpersonal and oral communication skills.
* Ability to self-manage and prioritise workload.
* The ability to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative.
* Good time management.
* Good standard of formal education with above average literacy and numeracy.
* Commitment to confidentiality
Desirable:
* Experience with a piece rate pay system.
* Experience of using Mitrefinch (computerised time and attendance system)
Hours: Mon - Thurs 9am - 5pm, Fri 9am - 1pm
Salary: £14 per hour
Temp contract, minimum 6 months. Permanent opportunity for the right candidate based on their performance and attendance.
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