Payroll Administrator

Quest Recruitment Ltd; Watford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Watford is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage payroll processes, ensure compliance, and handle client queries. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of payroll experience, preferably in an accountancy practice, and possess strong communication skills. Familiarity with payroll systems like Star is a plus. This role is critical for maintaining efficient payroll operations and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of payroll experience required.
• Experience in accountancy practice or high-volume payroll is essential.
• Strong knowledge of payroll systems is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage weekly, monthly, and quarterly payrolls efficiently.
• Arrange PAYE tax payments and third-party payments.
• Generate and file payroll reports electronically.

Skills

Payroll experience

Customer service orientation

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Education

IPP qualification

Tools

Payroll systems (Star preferred)

Job description

To assist our Watford team in helping to grow the firm, the duties you will carry out are:

• Accepting responsibility for all weekly, monthly and quarterly payrolls, ensuring effective and efficient workflow. To include managing all aspects of client payrolls from start to finish: processing of starters and leavers, maintaining personal data, calculating statutory absence payments, processing termination payments and payments after leaving.
• Arranging BACs payroll payments, including salary payments, monthly tax liabilities and third-party payments where necessary.
• Ensuring all payroll reports are generated and filed electronically in PDF format on payroll client file.
• Processing payrolls in a manner that ensures client payrolls are compliant with statutory and professional regulations.
• Ensuring all day to day payroll tasks are completed in line with departmental payroll processing timetable.
• Dealing with ad hoc queries and tasks.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have the following skills:

• Minimum of 2 years payroll experience.
• Previous experience of working in an accountancy practice, or to have worked in a payroll department dealing with a high-volume payroll.
• Good working knowledge of payroll systems (Star would be preferable).
• Customer service orientated.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to establish and maintain good working relationships.
• An IPP qualification would be advantageous, but is not mandatory.
• Experience of School payrolls would be an advantage.