Due to company growth and success, my client is looking to recruit an experienced Payroll and Benefits Officer. This is a brand-new position, that is full time and permanent.
Working at Head Office, that is located in Horley, Surrey, you will be an experienced Payroll Officer looking to demonstrate your experience and progress your career within an established and busy Finance team.
You will be fully running and accountable in the first instance for the company wide payroll and be fully dedicated to this area.
Working through reports sent by Line Managers, checking details and ensuring the correct amounts are pai and on time. Working with Sage Payroll, you will be experienced with Maternity/Paternity cover payments, sick pay, overtime, bonuses, salary increases and pension plans payments.
You will also have experience of understanding HMRC requirements for NI and tax purposes and will also be looking after the on boarding/off boarding for benefits schemes such as pensions and healthcare.
This is a great role to step into and to really take ownership of the payroll area of the business. There is plenty of opportunity to progress and develop your skills and career in the future.
There is hybrid working on offer of two days in the office and three days working from home every week.
The hours of work are Monday to Friday, 9-5 or 8-4. The office is located centrally with plenty of local parking available and a close walk to Horley train station.
Skills/experience and attributes:
* Minimum of two years’ experience as a Payroll Officer/processing payroll within an SME sized company
* Experience of working with company benefits such as pensions and healthcare
* Strong Microsoft skills, Outlook, Teams and especially Excel (V-look ups and tables)
* Experience of Sage Payroll is desirable, or a similar payroll software package would suffice
* Ideally degree educated
* Experience and understanding of FPS/EPS reports is required
* High attention to detail and cross-checking skills
* Highly organised and forward thinking
* Experience with the year end process and good planning abilities
* Confident, friendly with great communication skills verbally and written
* Strong team player and happy to work under own initiative
* Accountable and takes pride in work