Payroll & Accounts Admin Graduate

This is a dual role assisting in the payroll department running large weekly payrolls and assisting in the finance department, primarily preparing and posting payroll entries and a high volume of bank entries.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Assisting in the processing of large weekly payroll runs.

• Preparing/completing weekly transfer of data from the payroll to the accounting system.

• Posting and reconciling high volumes of bank transactions in the Sage accounting system, ensuring discrepancies are investigated and resolved appropriately.

• Carrying out a variety of payroll and finance-related tasks, including raising invoices, posting accounting journals and reconciling bank accounts.

• Supporting the team in other ad hoc duties.

Position Requirements:

• The candidate will either be a recent graduate in mathematics, accounting, business or other relevant degree or have junior-level experience in a finance or payroll department.

• Will require an intermediate level of Excel and general proficiency in IT systems.

• May have a basic knowledge of payroll but must have a desire to work in the payroll industry and have a willingness to learn payroll legislation and process.

• Will be highly organised, accurate and conscientious.

• Will be confident, with excellent communication and customer service skills.

Salary: £26,000per yearfull time (39 hours per year) based in Watford.