Payroll Assistant

Portfolio Payroll Limited; Middlesbrough; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking a Payroll Assistant in Middlesbrough. The role involves processing monthly payroll for multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, and handling pension administration queries. Candidates should have strong payroll administration experience and excellent data manipulation skills. Hybrid working is offered with a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Additional leave between Christmas & New Year

LGPS pension

Excellent benefits platform

Flexitime

Personal recognition and development schemes

Qualifications

• Strong experience in payroll administration.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Ability to manipulate data in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Process all monthly payroll information including starters and leavers.
• Ensure accuracy of the payroll and rectify errors.
• Handle queries related to pensions auto-enrollment.

Skills

Payroll administration

Excel data manipulation

Communication

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Legislation knowledge

Systems knowledge

Job description

Overview

Portfolio Payroll are currently working with an organisation in the Middlesbrough Area who are currently recruiting for a Payroll Assistant. They are looking for someone who has strong experience as a Payroll Administrator or similar with a good understanding of legislation and process.

This is a busy payroll department with a high volume payroll across multiple business entities.

Key Objectives

• To process all monthly payroll information including starters, leavers, amendments
• Salary sacrifice schemes and payments and deductions
• Process,monitor and check the accuracy of the monthly payroll ensuring that any errors are rectified efficiently
• Post the monthly payroll to the accounting ledger and perform a reconciliation of the actual monthly payroll
• SMP, SSP, OMP
• End of Year Certificate process
• LGPS return
• Queries relating to pensions auto enrolment administration

Essential Requirements

• Experience In Payroll administration
• Manipulation of data - excel
• Excellent communicator as you will be answering queries
• Organised and strong attention to detail
• Up to date legislation knowledge
• Deliver payroll, pensions and benefits
• Good general systems knowledge

Benefits

• 5 hours
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional leave between Christmas & New Year
• LGPS pension
• Excellent benefits platform
• Flexitime
• Personal recognition and development schemes
• 60% on site 40% at home - Hybrid