Payroll Specialist

VanRath; Belfast; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NI Top 100 Company is looking for a Payroll Officer in South Belfast, offering a 6-month interim contract with potential for extension. Ideal candidates will have at least 3 years of end-to-end payroll experience, and the role includes tasks such as payroll reporting, legislative compliance, and staff support. Benefits include hybrid working, flexible hours, and a competitive salary.

Benefits

Hybrid working policy

Flexible working

Free parking on-site

Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience in end to end payroll.
• Ability to carry out tasks with minimum supervision.
• Experience with statutory and occupational pay.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely payment of staff.
• Provide advice on salary sacrifice, pay and benefits.
• Maintain HR & payroll information according to legislation.

Skills

End to end payroll processing

Knowledge of payroll legislation

Manual calculation of payslips

Experience of salary sacrifices

Experience with computerised payroll systems

Job description

VANRATH are pleased to be partnered with a leading NI Top 100 Company, based in South Belfast, who are recruiting for a Payroll Officer to join their team on an initial interim contract for 6 months with potential for extension. This role can offer an experienced payroll professional the next step in their career within an excellent company.

The Ideal Person

At least 3 years experience in end to end payroll with the ability to carry out tasks with minimum supervision

• Experience of calculating and processing statutory and occupational pay including SMP, SPP, ShPP, SAP, SSP etc.
• Experience working with salary sacrifices
• Experience of processing new starts and leavers
• Up-to-date knowledge of payroll legislation
• Ability to manually calculate a pay slip
• Experience of computerised payroll systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the accurate, secure and timely payment of staff.
• Providing advice and guidance to staff on all aspects of salary sacrifice arrangements, pay and benefits.
• Assisting the with the calculation of bonuses, taxable benefits and validation of P11Ds.
• Ensuring any changes to payroll legislation are implemented.
• Maintaining and storing HR & payroll information according to current legislation, audit and security standards and General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) requirements.
• Interrogating and producing reports from the payroll and HRIS.
• Validating payroll output reports provided by the third party.
• Applying all aspects of a pay award.
• Assisting with payroll queries.

Benefits

• Hybrid working policy
• Flexible working
• Immediate start
• Potential for extension
• Competitive salary (£30-40K)
• Free parking on-site

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Accountancy & Finance job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Jamie Gault in the strictest confidence.