Payroll Executive

Payroll Executive - c.£28k + £3k annual bonus - Hybrid working (home/Chester office).

Working within a larger team, you will ensure accurate and timely outsourced payroll production for various clients in accordance with statutory regulations.
You will have previous payroll experience with a keen eye for detail and enjoy working within a team. This role will be varied, and you will work with numerous clients so there is a strong focus on client relationships and customer care.
About the role

• Ensure accurate and timely payroll end-to-end production for various clients in accordance with statutory regulations within payroll deadlines and requirements
• Service multiple clients as part of a team effort to deliver excellent service to our clients
• Manage payroll deadlines and requirements of your own personal portfolio of payroll clients
• Ensure you have up to date knowledge of statutory and legislative regulations by attending in-house training courses
• Manage import/export of new employee and timesheet data onto the payroll platform, including:

o Starters

o Leavers

o Absences and work plans

o Variations and adjustments

o Salary changes

o Changes to benefits and allowances and different contract types

o Child Care Voucher schemes

o Pension deductions

• Process statutory payments
• Generate payroll reports, P45s etc., using our in-house systems and Microsoft Excel
• Distribute payslips to multiple platforms
• Submit reports to HMRC via RTI
• Manage client billing
• Ensure procedures and key control documents are kept up to date for auditing purposes
• Any other ad hoc duties as required

About the ideal candidate
You will have a keen eye for detail and enjoy working within a team. This is a varied role so you will need to be adaptable and able to use your knowledge of statutory and legislative regulations, including workplace pensions. You will be a natural communicator, who is able to communicate with people at all levels - both internal and external. We are also looking for someone with the following skills and attributes:

• A good understanding of payroll deadlines and requirements
• Clear and concise communication, both written and verbal
• An ability to work independently and as part of the wider team
• An ability to provide guidance and support to fellow team members and other teams/offices, as required
• A positive approach to team interactions and communications
• A team player who will support a team approach to payroll service delivery
• Focused on promoting client care
• Develops strong relationship with clients / support of clients
• Shows good working knowledge of team’s payrolls/clients (this will develop over time)
• Ability to improve service and processes
• Takes responsibility for your own work and takes a solution driven approach to confronting challenges

Requirements - Essential

• Previous payroll experience
• Demonstrable understanding of UK tax legislation
• Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
• Ability to prioritise workloads
• Knowledge of month-end and year-end returns and balancing
• Ability to perform manual calculations, as and when required
• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrable experience of working to strict deadlines

Payroll Executive - c.£28k + £3k annual bonus - Hybrid working (home/Chester office)

Payroll Executive - c.£28k + £3k annual bonus - Hybrid working (home/Chester office)

Payroll Executive - c.£28k + £3k annual bonus - Hybrid working (home/Chester office)