Part-Time Payroll Officer

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; Hook Norton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented payroll professional to join their friendly team. This role offers flexibility and hybrid working, allowing you to manage payroll for a diverse European division while collaborating with various bureaus. You'll ensure accurate and timely payroll processing, assist with reporting, and contribute to system improvements. With a focus on personal development and a supportive work environment, this opportunity is perfect for someone eager to make a significant impact in payroll management.

Benefits

Discounts at major retailers

Volunteer leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Cycle-to-work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Individual training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years payroll experience with a strong understanding of payroll legislation.
• Experience with overseas payroll bureaus is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Completing payroll for European division and coordinating with UK payroll.
• Processing new starters, leavers, and amendments to contracts.

Skills

Payroll Management

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Customer Service Orientation

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Education

2+ years payroll experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

30 hours but can be flexible (between hours). Hybrid working available.

Salary £[amount] per hour

Based at our client's Head Office reporting to the Payroll Manager, this person will join a payroll team of 3 and a wider finance team of 19.
The role suits someone with a strong understanding of payroll (minimum 2 years experience) and granular attention to detail. This is a friendly working environment, and as part of a small team, you will provide a high-quality, accurate, and timely payroll service to the business.

Main responsibilities:

• Completing payroll for our European division, primarily, but also involved with UK and Scotland payroll (approx. 2,500 employees)
• Liaising with up to 10 bureaus across Europe on a monthly basis and coordinating these third parties along with the operations teams in each country within our month-end timeline
• Entering and importing variable overtime and casual hours
• Processing new starters and leavers onto the payroll system or liaising with the payroll bureau for European payrolls
• Processing amendments to contracts
• Calculating back pay
• Experience in calculating sick pay manually, considering multiple policies
• Maternity and paternity calculations
• Calculating gross to net manually, not relying solely on the system
• Assisting with payroll reporting in line with HR/Payroll and business requirements, producing payslips, P45s, statutory year-end returns, and P60s
• Assisting or preparing and sending monthly payroll reports for payroll sign-off
• Preparing BACS authorization forms
• Supporting the Payroll Team with additional payroll and pension administration requirements
• Running payroll from start to finish, including month-end processes
• Monitoring generic email accounts daily, logging, and resolving payroll queries within the specified timeframe
• Supporting the Payroll Manager in process and system improvements
• Training operations on payroll procedures and best practices

Key Personal Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to work under pressure
• Deep understanding of payroll legislation
• Excellent communication skills and customer service orientation
• Strong system skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Team player with the motivation to work independently

Qualifications and Experience:

• At least 2 years payroll experience handling similar volumes
• Experience working with overseas payroll bureaus is desirable but not essential
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Additional benefits include wider wallet schemes (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms, etc.), volunteers leave (up to one day per year), enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoptive leave, cycle-to-work scheme, a 'recommend a friend' bonus, and unrivalled individual training and development opportunities.