Payroll Assistant

Curtis Recruitment; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established accountancy practice in Maidenhead is seeking a Payroll Assistant. The role involves processing payroll for clients using IRIS Payroll Professional, ensuring deadlines are met while maintaining high accuracy. This opportunity offers a competitive salary, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and the chance for career development and hybrid working.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Career progression opportunities

Hybrid working once settled in

Qualifications

• Previous payroll experience within practice or bureau.
• Open to learning through courses and qualifications.
• Familiarity with payroll software is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Process and service payroll clients using IRIS Payroll Professional.
• Ensure payroll workflows are maintained and deadlines met.
• Communicate with clients to resolve payroll issues promptly.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written communication

Verbal communication

General IT skills

Tools

IRIS Payroll Professional

Job description

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Are you currently looking for a Payroll Assistant role with a well-established accountancy practice in Maidenhead? If you are, read on, because this may be exactly what you are looking for. Within this role you will be processing and servicing payroll clients, using IRIS Payroll Professional software.

This is a fantastic firm that will offer the successful candidate a competitive salary, depending upon experience, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, the opportunity to further develop skills, career progression and an element of hybrid working once settled in.

Reporting to the Accounts & Outsourcing Partner your responsibilities will include:

• Communicate directly with clients on phone and email maintaining a polite manner at all times
• Liaise with partners and managers responsible for client immediately if problems arise, and ensure payrolls are prepared, run and paid by due dates
• Ensure payroll control sheets/workflow are maintained and kept up to date at all times
• In respect of payroll run, BACS payments for salaries and PAYE payments and ultimately billing the client
• Ensure month end payroll fee notes are prepared and dated in the month to which the payroll run belongs
• Devise systems and control checks for clients to improve payroll accuracy; encourage clients to use spreadsheets with control totals to allow software verification of data input
• Keep abreast of budget, minimum wage and year-end payroll changes and ensure software up to date in new payroll year
• Keep key staff informed when cover is required due to holiday absences from the office to ensure a seamless service is given to payroll clients and cover organised when away if necessary
• Develop relevant knowledge and skills through continued study and reading monthly PAYE circulars and HMRC website

Please do apply for this role if you have the following skills, experience and attributes:

• Previous payroll experience gained within practice or payroll bureau
• Be open to further learning through payroll courses and qualification
• Have an acute attention to detail
• Good general IT skills and familiarity with payroll software – experience of using IRIS Payroll Professional would be an advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills