Payroll Administrator, Leamington Spa

Salary £30,000 per annum

Monday – Friday – working onsite

Internal Relationships: Senior Management Team, Head of HR & Payroll, Payroll Manager & Operations

Key External Relationships: HMRC, Pension Scheme Providers, Pension & Life Assurance Key contacts

The Role:

•       Process payroll data every month in line with statutory and company requirements, including attachments of earnings.

•       Administer the Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay schemes.

•       Maintain the employee files and the HR filing system on a monthly basis.

•       Produce Offer Letters and Contracts of Employment for all new starters.

•       Ensure the Company meet their safeguarding responsibilities at all times.

•       Assist with the monthly payroll submission and ensure all monthly journals are posted by the accounts deadline.

•       Provide advice to staff and managers in relation to pay, taxation and NI.

•       Provide accurate payroll reports monthly to Operations Managers.

•       Work with the Payroll Manager to improve the efficiencies of payroll operations and work processes.

•       Assist with the completion of request forms from HMRC/DWPS/Job Centre plus etc.

•       Monthly management of the Company Auto-enrolment pension scheme.

•       Responsibility for the Local Government Pension Funds. Ensuring all monthly and annual deadlines are met.

•       Support the Operations Team in dealing with employee relations issues and improvement of the tracking systems.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

§  At least three years of functional experience in a Payroll/HR location, operating with multiple areas

§  Excellent ability to understand and read short correspondence, memos and instructions

§  Display of dexterity in writing sometimes intricate correspondence

§  Competent user of MS Office & previous experience with Payroll systems

§  Ability to effectively forward information to 3^rd party providers, a small group or on individual basis, as well as to other members of staff of the company

§  The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadline to achieve objectives

§  Need to be self-motivated, conscientious and thorough