Payroll Assistant

Management Staff Consultants; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Management Staff Consultants is looking for an experienced Payroll Assistant for a payroll bureau in south Fife. You will focus on payroll processing and compliance, including auto enrolment pensions and Sage Payroll.

You will prepare client BACS payments, handle payroll queries by phone and email, and keep GDPR-compliant records. Year-end tasks, P60s, P45s, SMP/SSP/SPP will also be managed as part of duties.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll processing and compliance, including auto enrolment.
• Experience with Sage Payroll preferred.
• Knowledge of GDPR and record-keeping standards.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare clients' BACS payments for EEs, 3rd Party and HMRC payments.
• Manage payroll queries via telephone and email.
• Update client payroll manuals as required.
• Maintain GDPR compliant record-keeping.
• Process year end and issue P60s/P45s; handle SMP/SSP/SPP.
• Reconcile bank accounts and allocate receipts.

Skills

Payroll processing

Customer service

Record-keeping

GDPR compliance

Tools

Sage Payroll

BACS payments

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Payroll Assistant with a payroll bureau in south Fife. You will already have gained payroll experience covering payroll processing and compliance procedures including auto enrolment pension, particularly in Sage Payroll.

• This is a challenging role and you will deal with preparing clients BACS payments for EEs, 3rd Party and HMRC payments.
• You will be managing any payroll queries via telephone and email, providing excellent customer service for clients and their EEs.
• You will be updating client payroll manuals as required.
• You will be diligent and compliant with record keeping and GDPR.
• You will process Year End and uploading P60s to EEs accounts, process new starts & leavers, issue P45s, process SMP, SSP, SPP and ensure PAE.
• You will complete Payroll year end and issue P60s, monitor employees holidays, sickness and time keeping.
• Reconcile bank accounts, post receipts and allocate to customer accounts.

There is an opportunity to gain further experience in accounts as well, if you wish to do so, but only if you want.