Payroll Assistant

Sewell Wallis Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputed accountancy practice is seeking a Payroll Assistant to manage the payroll process for clients in Sheffield. The role involves calculating wages, ensuring compliance, and serving as a client contact. Ideal candidates will have prior payroll experience, familiarity with payroll software like Sage or Xero, and strong attention to detail. This position offers study support, great holiday benefits, and an enhanced pension scheme.

Benefits

Study support for relevant qualifications

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Payroll Assistant or similar in accountancy.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance.
• High level of accuracy and ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage full payroll process for a diverse client portfolio.
• Calculate wages, overtime, bonuses, and deductions accurately.
• Ensure compliance with tax regulations and employment legislation.
• Prepare and submit statutory payroll returns.

Skills

Payroll legislation knowledge

Client service skills

Attention to detail

Experience using payroll software

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Tools

Sage

Xero

BrightPay

Job description

Overview

Sewell Wallis are pleased to be working with a successful accountancy practice, who are looking for a Payroll Assistant to join their team based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. This is a firm with a strong reputation regionally, known for its high quality client service as well as its friendly and supportive culture.

What will you be doing?

• Managing the full payroll process on a weekly, fortnightly, and monthly basis for a diverse client portfolio.
• Accurately calculating wages, overtime, bonuses, deductions, and statutory payments.
• Keeping employee payroll records accurate and up to date at all times.
• Ensuring full compliance with relevant tax regulations and employment legislation.
• Preparing and submitting statutory payroll returns, including PAYE, National Insurance, and pension contributions.
• Serving as the main point of contact for clients, resolving payroll queries and providing payroll guidance.
• Handling amendments, along with processing starters, leavers, and year-end procedures.
• Reconciling payroll reports and supporting audits when required.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of payroll systems and processes.

What skills are we looking for?

• Proven experience as a Payroll Assistant or in a similar role, within an accountancy practice/bureau or professional services environment.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and statutory compliance.
• Experience using payroll software (e.g. Sage, Xero, BrightPay, or similar).
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Excellent communication and client service skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and general accounting software.

What's on offer?

• Study support for relevant qualifications
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance

How to apply

Apply below to avoid missing out, or contact Eleanor Kirk for more details.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.

Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions