Payroll Associate

PAYROLL ELITE; Reading; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable payroll service company in Reading is looking for a Payroll Associate to manage client payrolls and ensure compliance with payroll legislation. This hybrid role requires at least a year's experience in payroll processing, strong communication skills, and attention to detail. The position offers excellent benefits including 25 days annual leave, private medical insurance, and a sponsored payroll certification.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Private Medical

Group pension

Income Protection

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits programme

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of payroll experience.
• Understanding of tax codes and related legislation.
• Good communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a portfolio of client payrolls processing around 1000 headcount.
• Respond to client queries regarding payroll.
• Run payroll reports and ensure timely salary payments.

Skills

Payroll experience

Processing high volume payslips

Understanding of PAYE and NIC legislation

Strong work ethic

Good interpersonal skills

Knowledge of MS Office

Time keeping/punctuality

Job description

Overview

We are currently looking for a Payroll Associate to work at our client's Reading office. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to join an extremely reputable business, where you will learn, progress and work within an excellent team.

This is a Hybrid role with 2 days a week working in the office.

Duties

• Maintain a portfolio of client payrolls processing around 1000 headcount.
• An understanding of current PAYE and NIC legislation that affects payroll.
• Ensure all starters, leavers, benefits and allowances information is entered on to the Payroll database and update the relevant spreadsheet to record all entries made
• Calculate leavers pay when leaving mid-month
• Calculation of statutory payments
• Process P45 forms
• Print and sort payslips for distribution
• Run payroll reports
• Ensure monthly salary payment for client payrolls are transferred to the correct accounts in a timely manner
• Upload FPS and EPS reports to HMRC as required
• Good understanding of the payroll software and its functionality
• Respond to client queries regarding payroll in a professional and timely manner
• Deal with HMRC correspondence enquiries
• Maintain an up to date client status schedule
• Deal with general administrative duties, as requested
• Assist the Supervisors with BACS uploading.
• Review / Quality Check Associates payrolls to ensure accuracy.
• Resolve any issues with clients / deal with complaints / escalations
• Periodically review payrolls to ensure effective processing

Skills

• Minimum 1 year s payroll experience
• Experience in processing high volume payslips
• An understanding of basic concepts e.g. Tax codes, current PAYE and NIC legislation that affects payroll.
• A strong work ethic and willingness to assist other members of the team when required.
• Able to multi-task and to prioritise payroll workload
• Good interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
• Have a knowledge of changes to legislation which effect payroll
• Confident and competent in dealing with clients
• Have a working knowledge of MS Office
• Good time keeping/punctuality

Benefits

Excellent Benefits include:

Holiday - 25 days leave - our holiday year runs from 1st July so this would be pro-rated in year one. You can also buy up to 10 days annual leave at the point of annual renewal

Private Medical

Group pension

Income Protection 50% of salary

Life Assurance 4 x salary

We also offer a flexible benefits programme, this lets you select additional benefits while saving on tax and national insurance contributions. This ranges from childcare vouchers, dental to retail discounts

Flexible benefits could include:

• Bike to work
• Salary sacrifice for car arrangement
• Travel insurance
• Gym discounts

They also offer:

• CIPP Payroll cert is sponsored by the company
• Development and progression are a huge motivator for joining these teams