Payroll Senior sought to join a well established and highly regarded accountancy firm in Bury St Edmunds. This full-time role can be combined with an element of home-working under the firm's agile working policy. You will be joining a small but busy team, acting for a large number of clients over a broad range of sectors including manufacturing, hospitality, construction, and logistics, meaning this role offers an interesting and varied portfolio of work.
The role
This is a role with real scope to further develop your existing payroll skills.
You will be responsible for end-to-end payroll processing for a number of clients, as part of a small team reporting to the payroll manager.
Responsibilities will include:
- End to end payroll processing for a range of clients
- BACs payment processing
- Direct client contact
- Payroll query resolution
Essential skills required:
- Able to work in an accurate, diligent and methodical manner with excellent attention to detail
- Able to manage multiple priorities at the same time
- Competent in use of IT, especially MS Office (Word, Excel)
- High level understanding and practical application of all areas of end to end payroll including:
- Auto-enrolment pensions
- Statutory payments
- Holiday pay legislation
- Minimum wage legislation
- HMRC and RTI legislation
- Directors payments
- Basic HR/employment law awareness
- Previous significant payroll administration experience and knowledge of payroll processing. Experience should be in multiple payrolls and/or payrolls of significant size/complexity
- Good organisational skills, accuracy and attention to detail
- Clear and effective communication skills - telephone, letter and e-mail writing
- Good oral communication skills in order to speak with a wide range of internal and external contacts
- Self-motivated and able to work without supervision, whilst also working well within a team environment
- Positive approach to problem solving
- Confident when interacting with clients and third parties
- Flexible and adaptable
- Ability to judge and identify situations to bring to manager attention
- Able to keep sensitive information confidential
- Full UK driving licence and own transport
Desirable skills and experience:
- Previous experience in a UK practice/professional services environment
The package includes:
- Competitive salary
- Hybrid working
- Buddy Scheme
- Cycle to work
- Death in service
- Dress for your diary
- Staff awards
- Free parking
- Flexible working
- Health cash plan
- Holiday purchase
- Contributory pension
- Private medical insurance
- Shopping discounts
- Sick pay
- Well-being support
- Social events
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