Payroll Officer (Fixed Term Contract)

Elevation Accountancy and Finance are excited to be working with a fantastic client of ours in the central Leeds area as they look to recruit a Payroll Officer into their team on a full time, Fixed Term Contract basis to cover a period of maternity leave.

The primary focus of this role is assisting in the seamless and accurate delivery of 5 UK based payrolls, supported by an effective and efficient payroll service to over 10,000 employees.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for monitoring cut-off dates and ensuring all information is received in advance of the prescribed deadlines
• Liaising where required with representatives from the HR department to ensure all information is received as required
• Sound awareness of tax and national insurance calculations, understanding the manual calculation of these and other statutory deductions
• Basic knowledge of pensions and salary sacrifice schemes
• Good appreciation for all statutory obligations within the Payroll function, including all e-filing submission and payment obligations
• Assistance in the production of payslips (paper and e-payslips) for secure issue
• Assistance with reconciling starters, leavers and transfers into the payroll system.
• Responsible for issuing e-P60s to employees and ensuring final payments are processed adhering to set deadlines.

Person Specification:

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate professionally with colleagues, customers and business partners
• The desire to work as part of a team
• Experience of working within a people focused business
• Experience of working within a busy Payroll Department within a medium to large organisation
• An understanding of the legislation of payroll procedure
• Ability to demonstrate a systematic and procedural approach
• Good working knowledge of MS office tools particularly with Excel and Word

If this looks like a role of interest and you meet the above criteria then please get in touch!