Payroll Officer (2 months temporary role) - Liverpool - Paying between £17.50 - £21.00 per hour
Our client is based in Liverpool and they are looking for an experienced Payroller to join their team on an ongoing temporary basis for 2 months with an immediate start.
Job Purpose:
Ensure that the company meets its’ responsibility to staff and external bodies by overseeing the monthly payroll and related tasks and operates its’ payroll systems in a way that maintains its’ values, mission and vision.
*Work with HR to ensure the effective processing of any new starters, leavers, and amendments to contracts for staff
*Process absences to include holidays, special absences and sickness which includes statutory obligations and calculations for payments of SSP, SMP, SPP & SHPP
*To work closely with the finance team and oversee delivery of all payroll tasks, ensuring monthly and 4-weekly payrolls are completed in a timely and accurate manner with all deadlines met
*Consult with the payroll officer, managers and employees to resolve payroll queries in a timely manner
*HMRC submissions for PAYE, NI, Student Loans, Apprenticeship Levy
*Courts, Councils, DWP and High Court Officers as required to ensure accurate treatment of Attachments of Earnings deduction
*ONS survey returns
*Oversee the hours owing process
*Completing the over 48 hours report
*Work with HR and managers to identify any common or repeated errors in the data provided to Payroll and identify ways to resolve
*Work as part of the finance team to ensure that payroll information is translated and updating the All-Transactions Database at the end of the monthly payroll process, compiling & posting payroll journals and reconcile payroll control accounts
*Work closely with Finance to resolve any control accounts queries and contribute to the annual audit process
This role is offered on a 5 day week and will be hybrid with 3 days in the office/2 days WFH.
The Person:
*You will have strong payroll skills and will have worked in a previous payroll role
*You will show demonstrable knowledge and experience of payroll legislation
*Strong IT skills are required, including demonstrable experience of using payroll, finance and spreadsheet systems
*You must be available at short notice as an immediate start (or within a week) is required