Job Description

We are looking for a Payroll officer to join the team on a 1 year contract.

Working Hours: 39 hours per week. Monday to Thursday 8am to 5pm, Friday 8am to 1pm

Purpose of role and key accountabilities:

To provide accurate and timely processing of company payroll.

Key responsibilities:

* End to end processing of company monthly payrolls via payroll provider Ciphr

* Updating and maintaining payroll records

* Maintaining payroll spreadsheets

* Liaising with staff and management on payrolls related queries

* Maintaining leave, sickness and overtime reports

* Responsible for checking all payroll reports to identify payroll issues before processing and conducting root cause analysis for correction

* Working closely with payroll provider to resolve payroll issues and ensure payroll is processed accurately

* Payroll reporting to meet internal and statutory obligations

* Working closely with HR and Finance teams to ensure monthly processes are aligned

* Calculating and processing of termination payments

* Processing increases and calculation of back pay

* Distributing month end reporting to site financial controllers

* Reconciling payments of Court orders, Pension and PAYE

* Company will be implementing a new ERP system which will involve HR platform, therefore this role will require support in data collation/extraction

Core skills/attributes needed:

Competencies required:

- Demonstrable payroll processing experience

- Experience in outsourced payroll organisation

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Attention to detail

- Numerical ability and data entry skills

- Intermediate Excel skills

- Ability to work to deadlines and handle fluctuating workload throughout a typical payroll processing month

- Understanding of payroll legislation and processing

- Ability to interpret awards and relevant legislation

- Customer service focus