Payroll Officer Job in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

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Payroll Officer Job in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Job Description
Payroll Officer

Shrewsbury

Permanent

9:00 – 5:00 Mon – Fri – 35 hours per week

Salary – Competitive

My prestigious client, based in rural-Shrewsbury, is looking for a Payroll Officer on a permanent basis. This is a new role to the organisation where you will be responsible for administering the payroll, pensions and benefits function. The role will be working closely with both the accounts and HR teams.

You will be responsible for:

* The performance of the end to end running of the payroll function

* Gaining an understanding of contractual roles of all employees to ensure pay rates and rates for additional duties are accurately applied and to avoid overpayments/underpayments and other errors

* Check calculations of variables for each employee and get authorisation

* Liaise with HR, Assistant Bursar (Finance & Procurement) and Accountant in relation to contractual pay calculations

* Calculate statutory payments such as SSP, SMP, SPP

* Check calculations for PAYE, NIC and pension contributions to ensure accuracy

* Process overtime claims

* Process deductions

* Calculate holiday pay

* Run monthly payroll and send payslips via online portal

* Upload payroll BACS instruction onto bank for checking and approval

* Prepare monthly payroll reconciliation

* Complete year-end processes in line with HMRC requirements

* Produce P60s

* Prepare and submit P11Ds

* Create payroll reports

* Maintain the payroll forecast

* Ensure errors are identified, resolved and preventative action is taken

* Ensure all necessary payroll and pension related knowledge is up-to-date

* Auto-enrol new staff and process opt-out requests

* Prepare data to report on the Gender Pay Gap

Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will have experience of end-to-end payroll. You will have strong Microsoft Word and Excel skills. You will also need to be highly organised with an excellent eye for detail and excellent time management.

The application process:

We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.

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Reference: BLB25173

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Shrewsbury
County: Shropshire
Country: United Kingdom
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