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Payroll Administrator

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  • £26000 to £28000 Per: annum
  • Salisbury, South West,
  • Permanent
My client is looking for a Payroll Administrator to join the finance team, on-site in the office based near Salisbury. 
The role:
  • Gather payroll data from timesheets, enter and analyse in excel
  • Processing all information onto Sage Payroll
  • Managing multiple monthly payrolls
  • Producing/ issuing employee documents such as payslips, HMRC forms, pension notifications etc
  • Producing payroll reports
  • Journalling monthly payroll into accounting software
  • Reconciling payroll reports to nominals in accounting software
  • Starters and leavers
  • Amendments
  • Tax Code changes
  • Childcare vouchers
  • Loans and advances
  • Calculate and process sick pay, SSP and SMP
  • Manual calculations and adjustments
Additional responsibilities:
  • Main contact for payroll enquiries
  • Manage the payroll mailbox
  • Reconcile and manage the flow of Auto-enrolment and pension data to the pension administrator
  • Keep up to date with relevant payroll legislation and best practice
  • Assist with external auditor queries
  • Ensure all standard operating procedures are completed and updated annually
  • Identify process improvement opportunities
  • Support the Financial Controller & Finance Director with business accounting activities as required
 
About you:
  • Previous experience in payroll administration
  • Strong knowledge of payroll processes, including understanding of statutory payments, including statutory sick pay, statutory maternity & paternity, PAYE and National Insurance
  • Knowledge of statutory forms such as P45s and P60s
  • Knowledge of Sage payroll would be an advantage
  • Accuracy, attention to detail, ability to identify errors and anomalies to ensure accuracy of colleague pay
  • Professional and discreet manner
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively across the business and with third parties,
  • including HMRC
  • Intermediate excel skills as a minimum
  • Strong organisational and time management skills
  • Ability to develop solutions to problems and identify process improvement opportunities
This is a full-time role working Monday to Friday offering a salary circa £26,000 - £28,000 DOE plus benefits.

Please contact Gemma Lawrence at Meridian on 07876 250 447 to apply and find out more or email glawrence@meridianbs.co.uk
Gemma Lawrence Senior Recruitment Consultant 07876 250447

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