Job Description

Main duties and key area`s of experience:

• Ensure that all employee salaries, wages, allowances and deductions are accurately processed within set timescales. Ensure all are paid at the correct rate, that they receive any allowances to which they are entitled and any relevant deductions are made.
• Processing of new starters, leavers and changes to pay each pay period.
• Understand and calculate statutory payments (such as SSP, SMP, SSP, SAP etc.) and issuing relevant documentation where appropriate.
• Understand and calculate company sickness in accordance with internal policy documents.
• Check and reconcile all voluntary and statutory deductions to ensure accurate payments are made to third parties.
• Maintain excellent relationships with 3rd party service providers in relation to the full range of pay deductions.
• Monitor and assess expense claims for legitimacy and accuracy, reject claims where necessary and keep a record of those rejected.
• Check the output from the payroll for accuracy. Release of BACS file for Payment. Reconciliation of the General Ledger files to ensure accurate accounting records.
• Maintain the storage and disposal of all payroll documents, ensuring all documents are maintained to comply with statutory and internal document retention policies.
• Liaise with pension providers with regard to employee pension entitlements. This includes auto-enrolment, pension contribution adjustments and associated documents relating to retiring individuals.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities