Payroll Administrator

Payroll Administrator, Leamington Spa

Salary c£30,000 per annum

Monday – Friday – working onsite

Internal Relationships: Senior Management Team, Head of HR & Payroll, Payroll Manager & Operations

Key External Relationships: HMRC, Pension Scheme Providers, Pension & Life Assurance Key contacts

  The Role:

• Process payroll data every month in line with statutory and company requirements, including attachments of earnings.
• Administer the Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay schemes.
• Maintain the employee files and the HR filing system on a monthly basis.
• Produce Offer Letters and Contracts of Employment for all new starters.
• Ensure the Company meet their safeguarding responsibilities at all times.
• Assist with the monthly payroll submission and ensure all monthly journals are posted by the accounts deadline.
• Provide advice to staff and managers in relation to pay, taxation and NI.
• Provide accurate payroll reports monthly to Operations Managers.
• Work with the Payroll Manager to improve the efficiencies of payroll operations and work processes.
• Assist with the completion of request forms from HMRC/DWPS/Job Centre plus etc.
• Monthly management of the Company Auto-enrolment pension scheme.
• Responsibility for the Local Government Pension Funds. Ensuring all monthly and annual deadlines are met.
• Support the Operations Team in dealing with employee relations issues and improvement of the tracking systems.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

 At least three years of functional experience in a Payroll/HR location, operating with multiple areas

• Excellent ability to understand and read short correspondence, memos and instructions
• Display of dexterity in writing sometimes intricate correspondence
• Competent user of MS Office & previous experience with Payroll systems
• Ability to effectively forward information to 3rd party providers, a small group or on individual basis, as well as to other members of staff of the company
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadline to achieve objectives
• Need to be self-motivated, conscientious and thorough