Payroll Coordinator

Mpeople Recruitment North West; Royton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A well established manufacturing business in Royton is seeking a Payroll Specialist to process monthly payroll and manage pension administration. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience running end-to-end payroll processes, with strong Excel skills. This position offers a £30,000 salary on a 3-6 month contract basis, with a possibility of extension. Successful applicants will have excellent attention to detail and strong interpersonal skills, thriving under pressure and meeting key deadlines.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience running end-to-end payroll process required.
• Experience in a SOX environment is an advantage but not essential.
• Accuracy in data entry and payroll processing is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Administer weekly/monthly payrolls with 100 associates.
• Complete end-to-end payroll process and reconciliation.
• Prepare various payroll reports and handle inquiries.

Skills

End to end payroll processing

Advanced Excel / Pivot tables

Interpersonal skills

Customer-oriented approach

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Education

GCSE’s or equivalent in Maths and English

Tools

SAP

Job description

Mpeople recruitment are recruiting on behalf of our client who are a extremely well established manufacturing business based in Royton for a Pensions & Payroll Administrator.

Role: Payroll Specialist

Salary: £30,000 – 3-6 months contract with the possibility to be extended.

Hours: Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm (30mins for lunch) & Friday – 9am – 4:30 (30mins for lunch)

Position Summary

This role will be responsible for processing the monthly payroll and deal with payroll and pension queries.

Responsibilities

• Administering Weekly / Monthly Payrolls with 100 associates.
• Complete end-to-end payroll process and reconciliation are from Time & Attendance inputs to Net Pay. Including any clocking exceptions that are dealt with daily.
• Defined Contribution Auto Enrolment compliance.
• Period end & yearend processing and analysis (inc P11’ds & P60’s)
• Calculating and recording the statutory payments and deductions
• Attachment of earnings processing
• Investigating payroll inquiries, providing assistance and advice to staff and external bodies.
• Leavers and new starters processing
• Undertaking calculations relating to payroll queries, overpayments, and underpayments,
• Prepare various payroll reports.
• Ability to manually calculate payroll tax, SSP, SMP, Company sick leave
• Distributing payslips
• Pension Administration – Defined Benefit Scheme, New Pension Starters, Leavers, administration in line with Pension rules. Liaison between associates and external administrators. Pensions monthly reporting and Y / E reporting to all required bodies, eg Administrator, HMRC, Associates.
• Pension Administration

Job Requirements

• GCSE’s or equivalent in Maths and English
• Experience of working in a SOX environment advantage but not essential.
• Must have 5 years experience running end to end payroll process
• Excel / Pivot table experience essential
• SAP experience is desirable but not essential
• Accurate data entry – aim 100% payroll accuracy
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Customer-orientated approach
• Self-motivated and able to meet deadlines without direct, daily supervision.
• Able to prioritise workload to meet key processing deadlines.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Demonstrable ability to solve queries
• Excellent attention to detail, numerate, and take pride in your work.
• Able to work effectively under pressure.
• Flexible and able to demonstrate lots of initiative and a proactive approach to work.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels of the business.