Payroll and Accounts Specialist 4 days a week Flexi Hours
Role Overview
This position is focused on managing the weekly payroll cycle for a large, varied workforce. Staff numbers fluctuate throughout the year, typically ranging between 200-250 employees, with a significant portion provided through agency partners.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will take full ownership of the end to end weekly payroll process, including:
Retrieving weekly attendance data from the time and attendance system and reconciling it against supervisory shift records.
Investigating any discrepancies in attendance or absence, escalating queries to supervisors where required.
Finalising and submitting agency worker timesheets every Monday morning.
Uploading corrected payroll data into the payroll software.
Applying bonuses, overtime, holiday pay, and sickness payments before payroll approval.
Preparing payroll for submission to the banking system for final sign off.
Maintaining an up to date employee status tracker in Excel to support financial reporting.
Producing occasional reports for senior finance and leadership teams.
Providing administrative support to HR, including filing, headcount reporting, gender pay reporting and similar tasks.
The role sits within the finance function and works closely with both finance and HR colleagues.
Systems Used
Time & Attendance / Biometric software
Payroll software (Sage or similar)
Microsoft Excel
What We're Looking For
High level of accuracy and strong attention to detail
Ability to work independently and manage deadlines
Professional communication skills
Confidence liaising with managers across different departments
Resilience and a proactive approach
Salary
£30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience
Working Hours
Full time, Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm (30 minute lunch break)Flexibility may be available
The role has previously been completed within a four day week or adjusted around school hours.
LocationThis is an on site position.
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