Payroll Officer

Marks Sattin are currently working with a global leisure business who are looking for a Payroll Officer in Leeds to sit within their UK and Ireland Payroll team of 8!
Reporting to the Payroll Manager, this role is a newly created position that has come around due to multiple acquisitions over the past 5 years. The UK and Ireland payroll consists of around 5000 employees currently, with plans to further grow.

For this role, they will pay up to £37,000 and the successful candidate will be expected to go into the office once a week. The company also offer UNLIMITED holidays (subject to Managers approval).

Key Responsibilities include:

The Payroll Officer will have allocated payrolls to manage and, working together with the payroll team, the Payroll Officer will:

• Input/upload data relating to employee's payments & deductions into the payroll database in line with the payroll timetable and processing checklist.
• Ensure that employees are paid on time and receive the correct payments by completing the documented pre and post processing checks.
• Ensure that correct payments, reports and returns are made to HMRC, the pension providers and other statutory bodies.
• Carry out pay period and year end processes essential for statutory and other returns.
• Ensure that all deductions are reconciled, and all 3rd party payments are reconciled to the payroll deductions before payment is released.
• Deal with enquiries from employees and external contacts and agencies, by telephone or in writing.
• Conduct regular checks to ensure the integrity of the payroll database, updating data as necessary and ensuring that the payroll database is working properly and that problems are identified to the Senior Payroll Manager.
• Maintain up to date and comprehensive payroll processing procedures and timetables.
• Prepare information from the payroll as required by other areas of the business to an agree timeline.

Please apply if this is of interest or contact Cameron.Walsh@markssattin.com!