Payroll Associate

Payroll Elite; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable payroll services firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Payroll Associate to work remotely. The role involves managing client payrolls, ensuring compliance with payroll legislation, and providing excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of payroll experience, strong organizational skills, and a willingness to support the team. This position offers attractive benefits like 25 days of holiday and private medical insurance.

Benefits

25 days holiday leave

Private Medical

Group pension

Income Protection 50% of salary

Life Assurance 4× salary

Flexible benefits program

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of payroll experience is required.
• Able to multi-task and prioritize payroll workload.
• Confident and competent in dealing with clients.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a portfolio of client payrolls processing around 1000 headcount.
• Calculate leavers pay and statutory payments.
• Ensure monthly salary payments are accurate and timely.

Skills

Payroll experience

Processing high volume payslips

Understanding of PAYE and NIC legislation

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Knowledge of MS Office

Job description

Our client is currently looking for an experienced Payroll Associate to work on a fully remote basis. 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 fully remote role with the occasional attendance to the Glasgow office expected.

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

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× 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

Other

• CIPP Payroll cert is sponsored by the company – it is a 26 week online course
• Development and progression are a huge motivator for joining these teams