Payroll Administrator Job in Liverpool, Merseyside

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Payroll Administrator Job in Liverpool, Merseyside

Job Description
Heyland Recruitment are currently working with a leading specialist services provider based on the outskirts of Liverpool as they look to recruit an experienced Payroll Administrator to join their growing finance team at their head offices. The Payroll Administrator will be responsible for managing and operating the company's payroll cycles with high levels of accuracy and efficiency whilst also supporting the wider finance team with ad-hoc finance tasks.

Key Responsibilities:
* Own the completion of the company's payroll routines and payroll cycles
* Ensure all aspects of payroll are completed to meet relevant ethical, regulatory compliance and legal standards, having due regard for the policies and processes of the organisation, as well as legislative payroll practices.
* Maintain payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering data.
* Input pension amendments, process auto enrolment and loading of interface files.
* Calculate statutory payments such as SSP, SPP and SMP.
* Processing of P11D returns, tax code changes, P45, and RTI submissions.
* Answer staff questions about salary, deductions, attendance, time records, as well as dealing with pension and AVC queries.
* Liaison with various external agencies such as HMRC and pension provider.
* Ensure employee confidence through protection of payroll operations, keeping information confidential.
* New starter and leaver procedures to be completed to meet payroll deadlines
* Produce monthly, supplemental reports, and ad-hoc analysis to agreed deadlines.
* Process all statutory payments and deductions, including implementation of attachment of earnings orders and ensure that all guidelines are met.
* Undertake all integrity and audit checks to ensure information received is authorised, accurate and completed within the deadlines.
* Maintain key stakeholder management, establish, and maintain effective working relationships both internally and externally.
* Provide additional support and/or cover for other administrative and operational tasks within the Finance team subject to critical business need.

Required Skills and Experience:
* Proven experience as a payroll specialist
* Trustworthy with attention to confidentiality
* Outstanding organisational ability with great attention to detail
* Excellent communication skills
* Expert knowledge of Income Tax, National Insurance, SSP and SMP
* Able to calculate Gross to Net pay manually
* Strong IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Office
* Experience of Sage Payroll
* Payroll qualification is desirable

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Liverpool
County: Merseyside
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £26000 – £28000/annum
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