Payroll Specialist

Portfolio Payroll Limited; Cleckheaton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established Accountancy firm in Cleckheaton is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist. Responsibilities include accurate payroll processing, managing a portfolio of clients, and handling new starters and leavers. The ideal candidate should have prior payroll experience and strong attention to detail. Benefits include flexible hybrid working, healthcare, and a pension contribution.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension contributions (5.3% employer, 3.2% employee)

Healthcare benefit

Life insurance (3x salary)

Qualifications

• Previous payroll experience is essential.
• Strong attention to detail is required.
• Ability to work independently is important.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly and monthly payroll accurately.
• Manage a portfolio of clients for payroll.
• Handle new starters and leavers within payroll.

Skills

Previous payroll experience

Detail-oriented

Strong initiative

Ability to work alone

Experience processing multiple payrolls

Competent with payroll software

Good payroll knowledge

Responsible for complete payroll process

Auto enrolment knowledge

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Overview

My client is a well-established Accountancy firm. Based in a friendly and supportive team in either Cleckheaton or Chesterfield you will be working on a portfolio of clients. Our client is looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join them on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities

• Reporting directly to Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of weekly and monthly payroll.
• Role itself is in Chesterfield - in the office
• Managing portfolio of clients - 1 to large several hundred on payroll
• End to end payroll
• Manage own workload
• Handle new starters and leavers.
• Handle pension contributions
• Process statutory payments
• After approval is received from the client, carry out pay-run for the client.
• Arrange payslip distribution.
• Process leaving documentation including P45\'s.
• Complete monthly and year end procedures

Desirable skills and attributes

• Previous payroll experience
• A keen eye for detail
• Strong initiative
• Ability to work alone
• Experience processing multiple payrolls
• Comfortable and competent using payroll software
• Must have good payroll knowledge for answering queries
• Responsible for all aspects from start to finish
• Bureau experience not essential but desirable - high volume/multiple payroll suffices
• Auto enrolment

Benefits

• 27 days hol plus bank
• pension contribution 5.3% employer 3.2% employee
• Healthcare benefit
• life ins 3 x salary
• Hybrid and flexible working 2 days in the office

Qualifications

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