Payroll Assistant

Sellick Partnership; Telford; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is recruiting a Payroll Assistant for a West Midlands public sector organisation. The role is a 3-month contract on a hybrid basis with at least one day in the office each week, offering an hourly rate up to £17.24 plus holiday pay.

You will manage weekly and monthly payrolls, input data, record deductions and bonuses, and ensure statutory payments and pension contributions are correct while maintaining high accuracy and meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years payroll experience.
• GCSE mathematics or equivalent qualification.
• Experience at a similar level and knowledge of current payroll legislation.
• Familiar with statutory payments and pension contributions.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly and monthly payroll information.
• Input employee data including starters, leavers and changes.
• Record overtime, bonuses, commissions and deductions.
• Calculate sick, maternity, paternity payments.
• Check timesheets and attendance records for accuracy.
• Maintain payroll records and personnel files.
• Process pension contributions and benefit deductions.
• Respond to payroll queries and resolve discrepancies.
• Produce payroll reports for management and finance.
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation and company policies.
• Submit payroll data to HMRC and other bodies.
• Reconcile payroll reports and fix errors before payments.
• Assist with year-end payroll activities (P60s, P11Ds).

Skills

Payroll processing

Data accuracy

Stakeholder comms

UK payroll legislation

Pensions knowledge

Education

GCSE mathematics or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Payroll software

Job description

Role: Payroll Assistant

Location: West Midlands - Hybrid (1 day a week)

Duration: 3 Months

Hourly rate: up to £17.24 + Holiday per hour

Full Time: 36 hours per week

Sellick Partnership are currently recruiting for a Payroll Assistant to join our reputable public sector organisation based in West Midlands. This is a contract for 3 months, with a possibility to be extended, and is offered on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 1 day a week in the office.

The duties of the Payroll Assistant will include:

• Processing weekly and monthly payroll information
• Inputting employee data, including starters, leavers and contract changes
• Recording overtime, bonuses, commission payments and deductions
• Calculating statutory payments such as sick pay, maternity pay and paternity pay
• Checking timesheets and attendance records for accuracy
• Maintaining employee payroll records and personnel files
• Processing pension contributions and benefit deductions
• Responding to employee payroll queries and resolving discrepancies
• Producing payroll reports for management and finance teams
• Ensuring compliance with payroll legislation and company policies
• Submitting payroll data to HMRC and other relevant bodies
• Reconciling payroll reports and identifying any errors before payment runs
• Assisting with year-end payroll activities, including P60s and P11Ds where required

The Payroll Assistant ideally should:

• Have a minimum of 2 years payroll experience
• Be educated to GCSE mathematics or equivalent
• Have experience in a similar level
• Have knowledge and understanding of current payroll legislation
• Have knowledge of statutory legislation including taxation, NI, SSP, SMP, SPP and P45s and P46s

The Payroll Assistant will need to have excellent communication skills and effectively be able to communicate to stakeholders of all levels. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have an impeccable eye for detail and accuracy to ensure all workload is carried out effectively and efficiently. They will also need to able to prioritise their workload and be efficient and effective to meet unpredictable deadlines and deal with conflicting demands, whilst working in a high-pressured environment.

The closing date for CVs is Friday 18th September due to the urgent requirement of this role. The closing date may be bought forward should suitable applicants apply.

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