Payroll Technician
Seeking a payroll specialist to provide full end to end technical processing support and advice to our payroll clients.
Job Purpose
The role is to support the Company in the delivery of its payroll support to clients across the UK by processing payrolls and providing technical support and advice for our clients.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Main Duties
Provide end-to-end processing of clients’ weekly and monthly payrolls
Set up Bacs payments for salaries and HMRC payments
Upload pension contributions using different scheme providers
Update and maintain all payroll records as processed
To liaise with key contacts for clients on payroll related queries
Undertake payroll administration including setting up new starters, HMRC tax codes changes and student loan updates
Calculate termination payments, statutory sickness, maternity, paternity, shared paternal leave and adoption payments
Assist with producing P11d’s
Process salary increases and calculation of back pay as necessary
Process month end RTI submissions and reconciliation of client’s government gateway account
End of Year processing and reconciliations including end of year RTI submissions and issue of P60’s
Person Specification
GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
Ideally CIPP qualified or working towards
2 – 5 years’ previous experience in running multiple payrolls
Attention to detail to ensure accuracy in all payroll processes
Ability to meet deadlines
Excellent organisation skills.
Flexibility to be able to work on own initiative and within a team
Experience in using payroll systems (we currently use SAGE)
Demonstrable experience in managing employee and client queries
Experience of processing payments and pension uploads
Excellent communication skills with staff at all levels
What we offer in return:
Salary: c.£30,000 per annum
Hours: 9.00 - 5.30 pm (40 hpw).
Location: Home or Hybrid working with occasional attendance at Kettering office
Benefits:
• Support with relevant training
• 25 days holiday, plus your ‘Birthday day off’
• Flexible holiday scheme to buy / sell holiday
• Volunteer days
• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance scheme (4 x salary)
• Save As You Earn scheme
• My Staff Shop discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym membership subsidy
- Department
- Payroll
Kettering, Northants
What do we get up to?
We have a great team environment at HR Solutions, thanks to our wonderful colleagues. From baking competitions to charity walks, bring your dog to work day, and evenings out at escape rooms - we all enjoy getting involved in social and charity events.
About hrsolutions-uk
We're an award-winning HR, Health & Safety and Payroll consultancy. We're experts in the field, having delivered HR advice and support to SMEs for more than 21 years. Essential Safety is our health and safety arm and joined HR Solutions in 2021.
In June 2022, we joined the WorkNest family - which offers Employment Law, HR and Health & Safety services to 40,000+clients.
We're a passionate team, dedicated to building great relationships with our clients. We work with SMEs across a multitude of sectors, who need support managing with managing their workforce.
We recently won Feefo's Gold Trusted Service award for our customer service, and our team has won multiple awards for leadership and advice.
Our growing team is at the heart of what we do, and we pride ourselves on training and developing our staff, helping them to achieve their career aspirations.