Payroll Specialist

CMA Recruitment Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join their team in Southampton. This role involves processing payroll, data collection, and liaising with managers to resolve queries. The ideal candidate will have end-to-end payroll experience, familiarity with Sage 50, and excellent communication skills. The position offers a hybrid work model along with benefits such as 25 days holiday and a health care scheme.

Benefits

25 Days holiday + bank holidays

Celebration day’s leave for your Birthday

Death in Service insurance

Company pension

Health care scheme

Cycle to Work

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience with manual calculations related to pay and annual leave.
• Ability to handle HMRC queries.
• Experience in processing weekly and monthly payrolls.

Responsibilities

• Collect and enter data within the payroll system.
• Support with processing various payrolls across multiple sites.
• Liaise with managers to resolve payroll issues.

Skills

End to end payroll experience

Sage 50 experience

High volume payrolls

Excellent communication

Microsoft Excel

Solution focused

Good working relationships

Tools

Sage 50

Job description

CMA Recruitment Group is currently working with outstanding organisation who are leading the way within their industry sector and now have multiple sites nationwide. Due to expansion, they are currently seeking their next payroll superstar in the form of a Payroll Specialist to support the existing team with various payrolls across multiple sites. Based at their Head Office in Southampton, Hampshire you will be joining a supportive team working alongside colleagues within the payroll function. The role will be hybrid with a combination of home and office based working subject to completion of training period. Onsite parking will be available.

What will the Payroll Assistant role involve?

• Collecting and entering data within the payroll system for new starters and leavers;
• Support with processing weekly and monthly payrolls;
• Liaising with Managers to resolve issues within a bespoke rostering system;
• Assisting the Payroll Manager with projects;
• Taking inbound calls relating to payroll;
• Dealing with HMRC queries;
• Processing emails;
• Manual calculations relating to pay and annual leave.

Suitable Candidate for the Payroll Assistant vacancy:

• End to end payroll experience including an excellent understanding of statutory payments and manual calculations;
• Sage 50 experience (preferable);
• Experience with high volume payrolls would be preferable;
• A can-do attitude;
• Solution focused;
• Excellent communication;
• A good understanding of Microsoft Excel;
• An ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues.

Additional information and benefits:

• 25 Days holiday + bank holidays;
• A celebration day’s leave for your Birthday;
• Death in Service insurance;
• Company pension;
• Health care scheme;
• Cycle to Work;
• Free parking.

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