Salary: £12.70 to £14.30 Per Hour.
Full Time (35 hours per week)
Based in Braintree
The Opportunity:
To carry out the day-to-day processes for the provision of an effective and accurate payroll service to the stake holders of the Payroll Shared Service.
Accountabilities:
- To work as part of the team, to run end to end payroll process for all organisations and ensure payroll records and controls are maintained.
- To work as part of the team to manage and carry out the day-to-day processes for the provision of an effective, timely and accurate payroll service for a portfolio of organisations and in accordance with the organisations' HR policies, service standards, and performance requirements. This may include processing/checking starters and leavers and administering statutory and occupational schemes of leave, e.g. sickness/ accidents, maternity, and paternity.
- To effectively maintain the group email inboxes.
- To ensure that external and internal enquiries (from management, staff, and Members) relating to the payroll service are responded to and dealt with as appropriate.
- To ensure other deductions from salaries are made in accordance with employee and other instructions (e.g. lease car deductions, union membership, health schemes, court orders etc.).
- To ensure that deductions from salaries are made as required and comply with the Organisations' financial regulations and requirements of HMRC for taxation and NI, and Essex Pension Fund for pensions.
- Provide resilience across the service for cover when required.
Skills, knowledge and experience:
- Experience of payroll processing
- Recognised payroll qualification and evidence of continuing professional development (desirable).
- Experience of working on multiple payrolls, working towards multiple deadlines (desirable)
- Understanding of Gross to net calculations.
- Experience of using iTrent is desirable but not essential.
- Up to date knowledge and experience of HMRC requirements (for Tax, NI, SMP, SSP, RTI reporting etc.)
- Aptitude for using and developing IT to better support and operate the payroll function.
- Excellent numeracy and literacy skills.
- Ability to work in a small team without supervision.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences, including employees, managers and councillors.
- Flexible approach to duties and hours.
- Ability to keep calm under pressure.
- Excellent timekeeping and organisation skills
We offer:
- 24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
- 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
- Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment
Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.
To discuss this vacancy or other vacancies in your area please contact Amber Debens at 4 Recuirment Services