An exciting opportunity for an experience Payroll Officer to join this expanding shared payroll service team to provide payroll services to multiple areas within the Essex area.
This role offers hybrid working arrangements working 4 days from home and 1 day from the office subject to business needs.
The Payroll Officer will undertake a range of payroll duties including the following:
* Running end to end payroll processes and ensuring payroll records and controls are maintained.
* Carrying out the day-to-day processes for the provision of an effective, timely and accurate payroll service for a portfolio of organisations and in accordance with the organisations’ HR policies, service standards, and performance requirements. This may include processing/checking starters and leavers and administering statutory and occupational schemes of leave, e.g. sickness/ accidents, maternity, and paternity.
* To effectively maintain the group email inboxes.
* To ensure that external and internal enquiries (from management, staff, and Members) relating to the payroll service are responded to and dealt with as appropriate.
* To ensure other deductions from salaries are made in accordance with employee and other instructions (e.g. lease car deductions, union membership, health schemes, court orders etc.).
* To ensure that deductions from salaries are made as required and comply with the Organisations’ financial regulations and requirements of HMRC for taxation and NI, and Essex Pension Fund for pensions.
* To provide resilience across the service for cover when required.
The successful candidate will have:
* Experience of payroll processing
* Recognised payroll qualification and evidence of continuing professional development (desirable).
* Experience of working on multiple payrolls, working towards multiple deadlines (desirable).
* Understanding of Gross to net calculations.
* iTrent experience is preferred.
* Up to date knowledge and experience of HMRC requirements (for Tax, NI, SMP, SSP, RTI reporting etc.)
* Aptitude for using and developing IT to better support and operate the payroll function.
* Excellent numeracy and literary skills.
* Ability to work in a small team without supervision.
* Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences, including employees, managers etc.
* Flexible approach to duties and hours.
* Ability to keep calm under pressure.
* Excellent timekeeping and organisation skills.
* A commitment to continuous improvement and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for innovation.
* A strong customer focus putting customers at the heart of what you do.
* Ability to understand and meet the needs of clients and stakeholders to ensure that the right information is provided to the right people
In return, you’ll receive a competitive salary, benefits and a commitment to your continuing development