Finance assistant W/ payroll exp

The role will be at the heart of the finance team, support both direct finance and supporting with payroll.

Client Details

Our client is a well established company committed to providing an excellent service, great value for money and outstanding customer service, has grown year on year by providing a professional, quality service at affordable prices. We now have over 400 customers across Southern England. Wokingham.

Description

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Manage PL/SL
• Managing the payroll function, one direct report;
• Responsible for fortnightly payroll for approx. 900 cleaning staff;
• Pension reporting, including LGPS;
• SSP and SMP recording;
• Processing monthly payroll for approx. 40 staff;
• Timely submission of statutory filings, including FPS, EPS, P11Ds, and other year-end filing;
• Managing spreadover payments, including initial calculations, adjustments, and communications;
• Handling payroll queries;
• Setting up bank payments for payroll related payments;
• Payroll related filing;
• Continuous development of processes and systems within the payroll function;
• Working with the rest of the finance department as a team.

Profile

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will have:

• 3 years' experience working in a similar finance and payroll environment;
• A solid understanding of payroll legislation;
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy;
• Very good organisation and administration skills and an ability to follow processes;
• Excellent teamwork attributes;
• Good mathematical skills, able to make manual payroll calculations;
• An understanding of spreadover contracts;
• Excel skills, with the ability to build basic spreadsheets and enter formulae;
• An ability to work without close supervision, able to prioritise workload and deliver to deadlines without compromising on quality;
• Personal integrity, dependability and confidentiality;
• Excellent verbal communication skills to communicate with a diverse range of people;
• Written communication skills to produce succinct correspondence and reports;
• A commitment to providing excellent customer service;
• A great, positive attitude to work.

Job Offer

to be confirmed.