Payroll Administrator

Our client is a payroll services provider looking for a Payroll Administrator to join their growing team in Lewes. As a Payroll Administrator you will be responsible for building relationships with clients, ensuring workers are paid correctly and on time and other duties. The ideal candidate will have a strong payroll background (preferably 3 years), good IT skills (including Excel, Word, Star) and a polite telephone manner / communicative skills. This full time role offers a competitive salary and various attractive benefits such as 28 days holiday, a pension scheme and many staff events.

Responsibilities

Processing client payrolls accurately and efficiently
Check accuracy of calculations before sending to client and HMRC
Build a trusting relationship with clients
Be able to calculate gross to net calculations manually
Must be able to prioritise workload efficiently everyday
Assist clients with any queries they have regarding their payroll via phone or email
Download tax notifications from HMRC website and process RTI submissions to HMRC
Import and export excel files into and out of payroll
Creating payroll journals and ad-hoc reports
Create a variety of pension auto-enrolment files for onward submission to pension providers timely and accurately
Any other ad-hoc admin work include filing

Requirements

Must have at least 3 years payroll experience
Have at least 2 years' experience working in a payroll bureau
A knowledge of using Star (Payroll Professional) payroll software useful but not essential
Have good knowledge of excel for creating spreadsheets and importing data in and out of payroll software
Must have a good understanding of statutory payments and deductions including maternity pay/statutory sick pay/paternity pay/student loans/attachments of earnings etc.
Have good communication skills and polite telephone manner when speaking to clients on the phone
Have excellent grammar for writing emails and letters to clients
Must be methodical, diligent, work well under pressure and be a good team player
Be flexible in working days and hours due to peaks and troughs of a monthly payroll cycle
Have a good understanding of auto-enrolment pension law

Benefits

28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
Pension scheme
Staff events

Job Title: Payroll Administrator

Location: Lewes

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 (depending on experience)

Full Time

For more information, please contact Jamie Woodward at Clearline Recruitment