Temporary Payroll Officer

Forrest Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Forrest Recruitment Ltd. is seeking a payroll administrator to join our in-house payroll team. The role is fully office-based in the United Kingdom, with a 4-day workweek including Fridays.

The advertised hourly rate is £15ph, and you will manage end-to-end payroll processing for a large headcount. Key duties include onboarding and offboarding staff, processing pay changes, calculating NI and Tax, handling SSP/SMP/SPP, and addressing payroll and pension queries.

Qualifications

• Proven experience processing payroll for a large headcount.
• Confident handling payroll deductions and changes.
• Comprehensive knowledge of payroll legislation, pension regulations, PAYE, Tax and NI.

Responsibilities

• Process all new starters and leavers.
• Action changes in pay such as promotions and bonuses.
• Update sickness and absence for all staff.
• Calculate deductions such as NI and Tax.
• Process SSP, SMP and SPP.
• Respond to payroll and pension queries.
• Check payroll information is correct and authorised.
• Calculate complex payroll calculations.
• Update payroll information for audit readiness.

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll deductions

Pension queries

Tax calculations

NI calculations

Job description

Days of Work: 4 days per week, must include a Friday

Work Format: Fully office based

Hourly Rate: £15ph

Duties:

• Processing all new starters and leavers
• Actioning changes in pay such as promotions, bonus' etc.
• Updating all sickness and absence for all staff
• Calculating deductions such as NI, Tax
• Processing SSP, SMP and SPP
• Responding to all payroll and pension queries
• Checking all payroll information is correct and authorised
• Calculating complex payroll calculations
• Updating all payroll information when required ready for audit

Experience:

For this position you must have proven experience processing payroll for a large head count and be able to work along with little line management.

You will need to be proficient calculating payroll deductions and changes, confident managing all level of payroll and pension queries at all levels and have a comprehensive knowledge of payroll, legislation, pension regulations, PAYE, Tax and NI.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those successfully shortlisted for the role will be personally contacted