Payroll Specialist

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

Job summary

A well-established Accountancy firm is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist in Chesterfield to manage a portfolio of clients. Responsibilities include accurate payroll processing, handling starters and leavers, and completing year-end procedures. The role offers a hybrid working model with competitive benefits including 27 days of holiday and a pension contribution plan.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Healthcare benefit

Life insurance 3x salary

Pension contribution 5.3% employer, 3.2% employee

Flexible working 2 days in the office

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll processing for multiple clients.
• Detail-oriented with strong initiative and ability to work alone.
• Comfortable using payroll software and answering payroll queries.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly and monthly payroll accurately and timely.
• Manage a portfolio of clients, handling new starters and leavers.
• Complete monthly and year-end payroll procedures.

Skills

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Initiative

Ability to work independently

Payroll software competence

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 Sheffield 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