Payroll Administrator

Salary: £26,400 – £30,000 per year

Payroll Administrator – Wakefield – £26,400 – £30,000 + benefits

Job Purpose:

To support the Group Payroll Manager in delivering a full in-house payroll service to a Group with multiple businesses and payrolls.

Duties Include:

* Process and track new starter and leaver information/paperwork and update the payroll system (Sage 50) on an ongoing basis, ensuring data updates are accurate and consistent with agreed protocols.

* Assist with preparing monthly payrolls – checking each business submission in relation to variable pay elements (overtime, sickness, commission payments etc.)

* Process the payment of expenses ‘floats’ for our field-based Engineering teams to ensure they have sufficient funds for business expenses that are reimbursed.

* Generate monthly, ad-hoc and year end reports as directed by the Manager to support both payroll activities and provide management information.

* Through the Payroll ‘inbox’ answer first line enquires from Managers and Employees, working closely with HR when required.

Experience Required:

* Previous payroll experience preferred, but previous experience in either Finance or HR is essential.

* Previous use and knowledge of Sage 50 Payroll

* Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

* Strong IT skills with experience of extracting and manipulating data from Payroll systems, and producing a variety of outputs using Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.

Monday to Friday 8.00am – 5.00pm with an hour for lunch.

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