Payroll Officer

Sewell Moorhouse Recruitment; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established accountancy practice in Rotherham is seeking a Payroll Officer to manage end-to-end payroll processes for clients. The role requires strong payroll legislation knowledge, accuracy, and the ability to handle a varied workload. Candidates should have experience in a similar role, as well as proficiency in payroll software like Sage or Xero. The position offers benefits such as study support, 25 days holiday, and an enhanced pension scheme.

Benefits

Study support for relevant qualifications

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Payroll Officer or in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and statutory compliance.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines with a high level of accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll for a varied portfolio of clients.
• Ensure accurate calculations of wages, bonuses, and deductions.
• Maintain up-to-date employee payroll records.

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll legislation knowledge

Attention to detail

Client service skills

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Education

Relevant qualifications

Tools

Sage

Xero

BrightPay

Job description

Sewell Wallis is pleased to be working with a well-established accountancy practice, who are looking for a Payroll Officer to join their team based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. With a presence across the region, this is a firm with a great reputation that prioritises great services and its people, while and strives to create a maintain a supportive culture.

They are looking for someone with experience as a Payroll Officer of within a similar role in an accountancy practice/bureau environment, with an understanding of end-to-end payroll processing and the ability to manage a varied workload. If this sounds like you, then this is an opportunity you don't want to miss out on.

What will you be doing?

• Processing end-to-end payroll weekly, fortnightly and monthly for a varied portfolio of clients.
• Ensuring calculation of wages, overtime, bonuses, deductions, and statutory payments are accurate.
• Maintaining up-to-date employee payroll records at all times.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant tax and employment legislation.
• Preparing and submitting statutory payroll reports (e.g. PAYE, NI, pension contributions).
• Acting as a point of contact for clients in order to resolve payroll queries and provide payroll-related advice.
• Dealing with any amendment, as well as starters, leavers, and year-end processes.
• Reconciling payroll reports and assist with audits when required.
• Continually support with ongoing improvement of payroll processes.

What skills are we looking for?

• Proven experience as a Payroll Officer or in a similar role, within an accountancy practice/bureau or professional services environment.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and statutory compliance.
• Experience using payroll software (e.g. Sage, Xero, BrightPay, or similar).
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Excellent communication and client service skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and general accounting software.

What's on offer?

• Study support for relevant qualifications
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance

Apply below to avoid missing out, or contact Eleanor Kirk for more details.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications it is possible that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.