Payroll Officer
| Job Type | Contract or Temp |
| Area | Essex, England |
| Sector | Accounting - Accountant - Payroll |
| Salary | Competitive |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Susan Curran |
| Job Ref | 880788 |
| Job Views | 70 |
- Description
- This is a great opportunity for a professional and knowledgeable Payroll/Benefits Officer who is available for a minimum of 3 months and has current understanding of employment legislation, pensions and reward schemes. The successful applicant will be solutions orientated and have extensive experience processing a payroll independently whilst operating efficiently within a fast-paced environment. Systems implementation experience would be a distinct advantage.
The role will be offered on a hybrid basis 2/3 days office based and a 4 day weeks could be considered for the right candidate. Hours 9.00 - 5.30 pm with some flexibility.
Duties
- Collate and submit monthly payroll information, liaising with the payroll supplier to ensure correct and timely payments are made.
- Produce information for internal and external audits.
- Provide management information (metrics) monthly, quarterly and annually.
- Support Gender Pay Gap reporting and activities.
- Support the annual pay review cycle.
- Ensure payroll and benefit enquiries are dealt with and resolved efficiently.
- Lead on reward payroll windows ensuring colleagues can opt in or out of various reward initiatives
Experience
- Experience in processing payroll in a role with substantial autonomy.
- A sound knowledge of pension schemes and reward systems.
- Experience providing advice and guidance on pay and reward issues.
- Previously been in involve in automating systems.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret reports with strong attention to detail.
- A good team-player with excellent communication and customer focus skills.
- Relevant payroll qualification (CIPP) or able to demonstrate knowledge gained by experience.
- Up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and HMRC changes impacting pay and reward.
- High level IT skills, in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and experience of using HR databases.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multitasking and scheduling regular reports.
- Confident working independently to analyse problems and develop practical solutions.
- Confident working in an ever changing environment.