Payroll Assistant - Hybrid, 39h, 9k-strong Team

Vets for Pets; England; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Vets for Pets is seeking a Payroll Assistant to join the busy Payroll Team at our Handforth Support Office, Cheshire. You will help administer payroll for ~9,000 colleagues on a four-weekly cycle across multiple payrolls, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

The role is full-time (39 hours) with hybrid working (1 office day in Handforth, 4 days from home). Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and experience with SAP are advantageous, and confidentiality is essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience administering payroll in an office environment.
• Good understanding of current payroll legislation.
• Experience with SAP payroll is advantageous.
• Experience dealing with company cars and expenses would be advantageous.
• Be well organised with high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Word, Excel & Outlook.
• Able to handle confidential information and GDPR compliance.

Responsibilities

• Part of team processing timely, compliant, and accurate payroll for c9000 vet practice colleagues on a four-weekly basis across a number of payrolls.
• Calculating SSP and Company sick pay entitlements.
• Calculating statutory entitlements.
• Processing AOE and CSA deductions.
• Processing P45s and New Starter Checklists.
• Assessing colleagues for inclusion into the company pension scheme in line with auto-enrolment.
• Reconciliation of pension contributions files prior to submission to the pension provider.
• Query management and resolution to deliver first-class service to our colleagues.
• Support the processing of P11d returns using 3rd party software.

Skills

Payroll administration

Payroll legislation

MS Office

Company cars

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Excel & Outlook

Tools

SAP payroll

Job description

Vets for Pets is seeking a Payroll Assistant to join the busy Payroll Team at our Handforth Support Office, Cheshire. You will help administer payroll for ~9,000 colleagues on a four-weekly cycle across multiple payrolls, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

The role is full-time (39 hours) with hybrid working (1 office day in Handforth, 4 days from home). Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and experience with SAP are advantageous, and confidentiality is essential.