Payroll Assistant

Job Description

Payroll CoordinatorSolihullUp to 28KReporting to the Payroll Manager and working as an integral member of the HR team, the Payroll Coordinator will support our monthly payroll activities as well as proactively supporting the HR team in the delivery of the people strategy for the company.The role holders main responsibility will be to work closely with the Payroll Manager to process monthly payrolls so previous payroll administration experience would be highly desirable as well as some generalist HR experience.This would also be a great opportunity for someone with payroll experience to develop their HR generalist knowledge.Key Role and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the accurate input of monthly payroll and benefit information within agreed timescales
• Assist with payroll calculations using variable data (e.g., overtime, maternity/paternity etc)
• Preparing and submitting payroll reports to internal and external partners by agreed deadlines
• Answering telephone, e-mail and face to face enquiries from employees regarding their pay
• Day to day management of the general Payroll mailbox
• Ensure compliance with all statutory legislation including but not limited to PAYE, NI, SSP, SMP, GDPR, and pensions
• To work in collaboration with the Data Analyst to produce payroll & HR reports to support the MI monthly report
• To support the payroll manager to align the payroll, benefits, sickness and annual leave processes across the organisation
• Undertake any such project or request to drive continuous improvement in relation to payroll and HR processes.

Qualifications and experience

• Previous experience of working within a Payroll administrator role within a fast-paced environment is highly desirable
• Highly competent payroll professional showing excellent attention to detail
• Able to administer all monthly payroll tasks including starters, leavers, and amendments
• Excellent communication skills to enable you to deal efficiently with all employee payroll & general queries
• To administer and understand pay related benefits including those under salary sacrifice such as childcare vouchers and pensions and must be able to understand, analyse and interpret data using basic statistical techniques.
• Ability to work independently and proactively, planning, and prioritising workload ensuring that payrolls are processed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Responsible for the input to the auto enrolment company pension scheme. Understanding the scheme rules to ensure deductions are made at the correct time and are accurate
• Able to identify and escalate any impending problems or issues to the payroll manager or business unit in a timely manner.
• To be able to create a close working relationship with both HR and finance showing a considered understanding of their requirements
• Able to provide any additional data as and when requested by the business.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office functions, particularly Excel and Word
• To have a working knowledge of iTrent payroll.
• To readily assist the Payroll Manager with any ad-hoc tasks that may arise.

Keyskills :
PayrollPayroll Services