Payroll Coordinator

Service Care Solutions Ltd; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector company based in Sunderland is seeking a Payroll Coordinator for a 3-month full-time contract. This role involves managing salary payments, supervising payroll staff, and ensuring compliance with payroll regulations. Successful candidates will have essential payroll experience, attention to detail, and a grasp of necessary tools such as SAP.

Benefits

£250 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Payroll experience is essential.
• Experience with SAP is desirable.
• Understanding of tax/NI calculations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing and processing salary payments.
• Supervise the Payroll Assistant.
• Conduct payroll reconciliations and controls.

Skills

Attention to detail

Efficiency

Organisational skills

Report writing

Excel proficiency

Education

Payroll experience

Experience working with SAP

Understanding of statutory HMRC payments

Experience in Public Sector or Fire and Rescue Service

Job description

Payroll Coordinator
Public Sector Company
Sunderland Based
Full time 37 Hours per week
3 Month Contract
£18ph Umbrella
£16.24ph PAYE Inclusive or £14.49ph PAYE Exclusive

Main responsibilities

• Assist in the management and processing of the payment of salaries for all personnel in accordance with procedures including the correct treatment of PAYE, taxable allowances, VAT etc.
• Supervise the Payroll Assistant and provide day-to-day guidance, direction and effective workload planning.
• Ensure that starters, leavers, transfers and changes are processed accurately and promptly, and accounted for correctly.
• Be responsible for monitoring and auditing the payment of salaries for all personnel.
• Ensure the correct treatment of payment of both Occupational and Statutory payments (e.g. sickness, maternity, paternity, adoption).
• Effectively administer, control and monitor the Essential, Casual and Occasional Car User Schemes, and any other allowances and expenses.
• Carry out periodic payroll reconciliations and controls ensuring salary adjustments and recovery are managed appropriately.
• Be responsible for ensuring quality of data and information within the payroll system by undertaking verification and audit exercises as required.
• Provide relevant salary information to third parties e.g. mortgage references, insurance companies etc.
• Provide information to assist in the preparation of annual budget and revenue estimates relating to salaries and wages.
• Assist in the management and processing of payments of salaries for all personnel in accordance with pension regulations.

Requirements for this role:

• Payroll experience (essential)
• Experience working with SAP (desirable)
• Tax/NI calculations and understanding of statutory HMRC payments
• Attention to detail, efficiency and organisational skills
• Ability to process bulk data on tight timescales
• Report writing
• A solid grasp of excel and formulae work
• Experience of working in Public Sector or Fire and Rescue Service (desirable)

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.

If this role is of interest, please just respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on 01772 208969