Job Description

Responsibilities

Payroll (50%)

• Management of Payroll Team, including training and appraisals
• Handling complex client queries in relation to payroll and pensions
• Setting up new clients to the system (Payrite)
• Running full first month's payroll for new clients
• Year end payroll responsibilities

Bookkeeping (50%)

• Importing bank transactions and reconciling the bank
• Importing sales and purchase invoices and matching to receipts/payments
• Processing and submitting VAT returns, advising clients of liabilities
• Posting wage journals
• Dealing with prepayments and accruals, and other cut off adjustments

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Previous experience within Payroll, ideally from a bureau environment Strong technical payroll knowledge Up to date knowledge of payroll legislation Good team management experience - 121s, appraisals, training Experience working within a similar dual-role is advantageous Strong accounts background, ideally from within practice would be beneficial Good knowledge of MS Excel, including vlookups and pivot tables