Payroll Officer

Quest Recruitment Ltd; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a dedicated Payroll Officer to enhance their existing payroll department. This role involves managing payrolls for various clients, ensuring compliance, and improving service delivery. The ideal candidate should possess notable payroll experience, strong interpersonal skills, and a proactive approach to client management.

Benefits

Full Study support

37.5 hours per week with flexible hours

Holiday entitlement of 31 days per year

Company Aegon Pension

Payment of professional memberships

Cycle to work scheme

Free parking

Free eye tests

Commission based referral scheme

Staff discount scheme

Qualifications

• 3-4 years industry payroll experience managing multiple payrolls.
• 1-2 years practice payroll experience within a payroll bureau is desirable.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients' payrolls and process end-to-end payroll.
• Offer advice on SMP & SSP and deal with HMRC queries.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good telephone manner

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Proactivity

Self-motivation

Organisational skills

Tools

Sage 50 Payroll

Brightpay

IRIS

Office 365

Job description

About the job Payroll Officer

This is an opportunity to join an expanding practice who are looking to strengthen their existing Payroll department by recruiting a confident, professional and dedicated Payroll Officer. The position would suit an individual who is looking to not just prepare the normal payroll functions, but to help to develop the service delivered and always to be looking to see how we can improve on the service they deliver.

Duties to include:

Managing a portfolio of clients payrolls at any given time

Offer advice and information to clients with regards to SMP & SSP

Assist in the management of a varied client portfolio from smaller limited companies through to companies with large weekly/monthly payrolls

Process end to end payroll, including dealing with your client queries

Reviewing and checking all aspects of payroll process

Deal with HMRC PAYE/NI regarding queries

Successfully build and maintain strong working relationships with existing and new clients

Uploading workplace pensions contributions to pension providers

The Successful Candidate

The person:

Proactive

Organised

Forward-thinking

Self-motivated

Cares to deliver the best service possible

Confident

Attention to detail

Experience:

3-4 years Industry payroll experience but you must have managed a number of payrolls i.e. for various sites/branches essential OR

1-2 years Practice payroll experience within a payroll bureau, preferably on top of industry payroll experience desirable

Good telephone manner essential

Interpersonal skills essential

Good IT skills and use of Office 365 - essential

Sage 50 Payroll desirable

Brightpay desirable

IRIS - desirable

Package Details
• Full Study support
• 37.5 hours per week but flexible working around core hours (10.30am - 4.00pm)
• Holiday entitlement of 31 holiday days per year including bank holidays
• Company Aegon Pension (salary sacrifice option available)
• Payment of professional memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking or street parking at all sites
• Free eye tests
• Various staff incentives - Commission based referral scheme, Google review reward
• Staff Discount scheme on Wills, LPA's and Mortgages fee