Payroll Administrator Job in Derby

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Payroll Administrator Job in Derby

Job Description
SF Recruitment are recruiting for a Payroll Administrator to join a thriving and market leading business based in Derby, that is easily accessible from both Nottingham and Derby alike. This is a fixed term contract position for 12 months, where you will join a highly successful and thriving business.

Joining the payroll team the successful Payroll Administrator will ensure that payroll is processed accurately and on time. You will also investigate and resolve payroll queries, ensuring service levels are met. In this role you will be required to provide and maintain a day to day payroll administration support function within the Payroll department for specific business areas, act as the first point of contact for all payroll queries and also ensure the Payroll department administration is kept up to date and accurate. This will enable the smooth running of the department with the required information easily accessible.

As a Payroll Administrator, you will ideally have experience of using Resource link payroll systems – or other payroll systems such as SAGE. You will report to the Payroll Team Leader and be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of payrolls. The successful Payroll Administrator will be responsible for, but not limited to, general high-volume payroll administration, investigating and resolving payroll queries, ensure compliance with starter and leavers paperwork for government bodies.

Duties of the Payroll Administrator include:

Participating in the completion of monthly payrolls ensuring that all timescales are adhered to
Responsible for the preparation, processing & administration of monthly payroll for their area of responsibility complying with contractual and statutory obligations. Including:-
New starters, leavers, transfers amendments and pensions
Process court orders and statutory payments – maternity, paternity, parental leave and SSP
Administer a variety of company pension schemes
Set up of new employees and managing employee changes in the time keeping system
Responsible for checking payslips and reports at payroll validation rectifying identified issues
Action and input all legislative documents for payroll, where relevant, including P6, P45, P46, court orders, tax credits, student loans
Take ownership of the annual P11D reporting exercise
Ensuring End of Year P60 Statement of Earnings are processed and distributed by the statutory deadline
Issuing of ad-hoc letters
Any other ad hoc duties to support the Payroll Department or Payroll Manager
Offer first line payroll support for employees and line managers
Investigating and resolving payroll queries and responding to employees in a way which is informative and courteous
Participate in regular team meetings

Required Experience

The successful Payroll Administrator will have gained experience in either a practice or bureau environment, however if you've got experience working in high volume payroll please apply . You will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills given this volume of client interaction you'll have. You will have good knowledge of Payroll legislation and Auto Enrolment as well as having Good IT skills.

Additionally the successful candidate will have ideally have:

A minimum of 3-4 years previous payroll experience
Moderate to Advanced Excel Skills (Vlookups/basic formulae)
An understanding of Tax and National Insurance and the ability to perform manual calculations would be desirable
Sound payroll legislation knowledge
An understanding of employment law including Maternity, Paternity pay and National Minimum Wage
Payroll system experience (ResourceLink, SAGE Payroll)

The successful candidate will have experience in payroll, work very well under pressure and be a committed team player who has a very hands on approach to work. You will also be willing to assist in any other administration matters within the office. You will ideally be readily available or available at short notice and happy to commit to a fixed term contract. 

My client is a market leader within their field and are constantly striving forwards. They offer a superb working environment for the candidate and have a friendly team environment. They are easily accessible by both public transport and main road links, there is also free car parking based on site. If you have the relevant experience please apply for immediate consideration

Job Type: Contract, Full Time
Location: Derby
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Derby
County: Derbyshire
Country: United Kingdom
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