Job Description

• Ensure the smooth payment of all employees and relevant deductions via efficient and effective payroll processing.
• liaise with branch administrators and HR to ensure accurate payments to employees and to resolve any queries that may arise on a timely basis.
• Answer any queries raised by employees and deal with any correspondence from statutory bodies on a timely basis.
• Responsibility for maintaining close liaison with the key branches on their allocated payroll sites and ensuring that queries are answered on a timely basis.
• Ensure that the payroll information is ready to be transmitted to the BACS system 4 days before the relevant pay date and the funds transferred to employees` bank accounts by pay date or previous Friday if pay date is a week end or bank holiday;
• Review the errors, exceptions and elements reports and reconcile any issues prior to finalising the payroll.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The role requires strong organisational skills in order to prioritise tasks to ensure all daily, weekly and monthly deadlines are adhered to, the ideal candidate will have a background and experience that incorporates these skills. You will have 2+ years established experience within a Payroll position. • Strong organisational skills and prioritising in order to hit very strict deadlines. • Time management is extremely important, as is accuracy to ensure all employees are paid correctly according to the information submitted to us. • Experience of payroll administration required of running payrolls. We would also be keen to look at HR based experience with Workday. • Good working knowledge of all areas of payroll. • Ability to work in a confidential environment. • IT Skills – Confident user of Microsoft packages, including • Flexibility with hours and peak periods of work is essential, adapting according to the operational demands of the company. • Meticulous and accurate, paying excellent attention to detail.