Senior Payroll Specialist
Full Time - Permanent
Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours a week
Salary £30,000 - £35,000
Towcester

Are you a proficient 'hands on' Payroll senior with proven experience in managing and executing payroll in an accountancy practice environment? Are you a true Payroll generalist who is eager to take on the payroll, together within a team of 2 you will oversee payroll for circa over 500 hourly and salaried employees.

Previous team management experience is not essential for this role.

Key Benefits:

• Flexible working days/ hours
• Hybrid working available
• Access to a free gym on site
• Fantastic working culture - energetic office with a strong focus on collaboration and teamwork
• Finish at 3pm every Friday
• Christmas shutdown every year
• Focus on employee care - mental health support - active August

Responsibilities:

• Implement and improve payroll processes, staying current with best practices, payroll developments, and legal obligations
• Process documents for starters, leavers, and contractual variations using the T&A and Payroll system
• Oversee end-to-end processing of all payrolls within prescribed deadlines, including timely RTI submissions to HMRC
• Ensure compliance with Auto Enrolment Regulations and understand company pension processes and operations
• Assist with day-to-day pension inquiries and reconcile pension contribution reports with payments to providers
• Resolve payroll and pension queries from managers and employees, including P60s and P11Ds
• Collaborate with the Finance team, providing timely information for monthly accounts production
• Produce relevant reports and statistics for financial management accounts
• Work in alignment with the company's core values

Your key qualifications and experience:

• Proven Payroll Senior experience within a practice is essential for this role
• Be personable, able to interact and work with all levels in the Company
• IT literate including strong Excel and database skills, Outlook, Word, Power point
• Experience with Xero systems is massively advantageous
• Knowledge of all PAYE processes and documentation including P11d and end of year procedures and on-line filing
• Knowledge of Pension Regulations and associated reporting and compliance
• Proven experiences of working well in a team - handover periods etc

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