Payroll Co-ordinator

Hunting; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunting is seeking a diligent payroll professional to deliver an efficient payroll service. The role covers end-to-end payroll administration, payslip generation and interaction with multiple internal stakeholders to ensure accuracy and compliance.

You will handle payroll calculations, deductions, and tax data, posting journals and monthly reporting while staying current with HMRC rules and company policies. Strong English and MS Office skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of payroll administration principles.
• Knowledge of HMRC legislation and a proven ability to apply this.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Highly proficient in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Prepare payroll for assigned entities from administrative and technical perspectives.
• Ensure timely and accurate payroll processing to calculate employee wages.
• Record and reconcile payroll transactions (deductions, payments, taxes) and prepare data for processing.
• Post payroll journals and finance information within deadlines.
• Keep up to date with payroll legislation and reflect changes in policies and processes.
• Serve as point of contact for payroll queries from employees and resolve them promptly.
• Process employee cash expenses for entities assigned.
• Ensure PAYE settlement, P11D & P60s are completed in a timely manner.
• Prepare NED Annual Payment Summary and submit Section 690 applications for NEDs and CEO.
• Prepare payroll reconciliations for balance sheet and income statement review.

Skills

Payroll principles

HMRC legislation

MS Office

English proficiency

Education

CIPP certification

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Role Overview

Job holder is responsible for proactively providing an efficient and professional payroll service. They oversee the administration and processing of the assigned payroll and generation of payslips, including coordinating with various stakeholders within the company. They provide accurate information and guidance on payroll matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing payroll from both an administrative and technical perspective for entities assigned
• Performing payroll duties in a timely and accurate manner, to ensure calculation of accurate wages of employees
• Recording and calculating all payroll and associated transactions in the accounts, including standard deductions, payments, taxes and preparing payroll data for processing and payment
• Preparing and posting all payroll journals and finance information within set deadlines
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of payroll legislation and using this to ensure that policies and processes are kept up to date to reflect any legislative changes
• Point of contact for payroll queries from employees, and responsible for ensuring prompt resolution of queries
• Processing employee cash expenses for entities assigned
• Ensuring the completion of PAYE settlement, P11D & P60s in a timely manner
• Preparing NED Annual Payment Summary by 31st December, and submitting Section 690 applications for NEDs and CEO
• Preparing payroll reconciliation for entities assigned from a balance sheet and income statement perspective for the review of the Financial Controller

Qualifications/Skills and Experience

Essential

• Solid understanding of Payroll administration principles
• Knowledge of HMRC legislation and a proven ability to apply this
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Highly proficient in spoken and written English

Desirable

• Qualified Charted Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).
• Knowledge and experience of an ERP system, ideally Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Full Driving Licence

Personal Qualities

• Excellent communication (both written and oral), influencing and interpersonal skills
• High degree of commercial acumen
• Highly professional conduct
• Keen attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to prioritise and multitask
• Discretion and conscientiousness
• Self-starter, able to work independently when required
• Team player