Payroll Administrator Preston based £20.59 an hour Umbrella Inside IR35 18 Month Contract initially. This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Defence organisations based In Preston. Hybrid working. Core duties * Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation and processing of high volume and complex Payrolls in line with SLA's and HMRC leglislation. * Responsible for logging any advances, errors and overpayments and reporting any known issues/defects to a Payroll Team Manager for timely review. * Play a key role in ensuring that all work instructions and processes regularly reviewed and and remain compliant with governance and audit procedures. Proactively escalate any discrepancies or changes required. * Support with the continuous improvement initiative, highlighting new ideas and better ways of working. * Responsible for the regular review of all Finance reconciliation items for your areas of responsibility. * Support with internal/external Payroll reviews/audits when required. * Support with the training of team members as and when required. * Work along our employees, Business stakeholders and internal/external teams in order to promptly resolve any business, employee and Third Party payroll related queries, ensuring the most effective communication method is used. * Responsible for identifying and taking relevant preventative action to minimise under / over payments. * Responsible for prioritising your own workload and using initiative and problem solving capabilities to provide a responsive Payroll Service at all times. * Other duties as defined by the Payroll Team Manager and Business. Knowledge Skills Qualification * 2 Years knowledge and experience of UK Payroll * Previous experience of working within a Payroll Service delivering multiple payrolls. * Payroll legislation knowledge, including an appreciation for future changes and the possible impact of these on a Payroll function. * Pure payroll experience * Experienced with full end to end payroll * Experience with high volume payroll For more information please contact Lauren Morley at JAM Recruitment or click apply.