Part Time Payroll Administrator required for friendly, busy, fast-growing and progressive accountancy practice near Dereham. Nice quiet location with plenty of onsite parking.
To be successful in this role you will need to work under pressure and to strict deadlines, be able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
We are looking for a reliable and detail-focused Payroll Administrator to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payroll for a large number of clients, ensuring compliance with relevant statutory requirements and company policies. This role plays a crucial part in supporting our clients and maintaining the financial accuracy of their payroll system.
You’ll need a strong sense of discretion, excellent numerical skills, and a methodical approach to managing sensitive information and meeting tight deadlines.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accurately process employee timesheets, hours worked, and payroll data for weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly payroll runs.
- Generate electronic payslips, emailed to client or their employees.
- Ensure timely and correct payment of salaries, wages, bonuses, and other compensation.
- Maintain employee payroll records, ensuring all personal and financial data is up to date and secure.
- Prepare and distribute electronic payslips and relevant payroll reports to clients & their employees. Meeting RTI obligations within strict deadlines.
- Resolve payroll-related queries from employees in a professional and timely manner.
- Provide clients with monthly reports showing HMRC liability for Tax & NI.
- Liaise with HMRC or other authorities regarding tax codes, payments, and other payroll-related matters.
- Prepare, distribute and submit year-end documents such as P60s and P11Ds.
- Ensure client compliance with GDPR regulations, and current employment/payroll legislation.
- Reconcile payroll reports and ensure journal entries are posted to client bookkeeping systems.
- Complete required regulations for The Pension Regulator for clients, ensure regular assessments are carried out, setup Pension Schemes on behalf of clients, auto-enrol employees. Upload weekly/monthly contributions to Pension provider.
- Strong knowledge of CIS requirements, processing of sub-contractor invoices, verifying with HMRC where needed, and advising clients of CIS deductions. Providing sub-contractors with monthly payment & deduction reports.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Proven experience in a payroll role.
- Sound knowledge of payroll processes, UK payroll legislation, and statutory requirements.
- In depth knowledge of Pension regulations & obligations.
- Familiarity with payroll software (e.g., Moneysoft or similar).
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for dealing with staff at all levels.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
- Familiarity with accounting principles.
- Knowledge of issuing Employment Contracts an advantage.
Additional Vacancy
With the commencement of HMRC’s MTD for Income Tax, we also require a Part-time bookkeeper to undertake client book-keeping, including inputting expenses & income, bank reconciliations, VAT Returns, completing records quarterly and transmitting to HMRC.
This can be undertaken as well as the Payroll vacancy and allow for a Full-time position.
Must possess:
· Sage/Xero/Quickbooks experience
· Good knowledge of Spreadsheets (Excel)
· Great written, verbal and communication skills
· A pleasant telephone manner
· The ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Pay: £26,728.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Basic Accounting knowledge
Experience:
- Payroll: 3 years (required)
Location:
- Dereham, Norfolk (required)
Work Location: In person
