Payroll Administrator (Portsmouth)

Portsmouth Permanent View Job Description
Are you interested in working for a rapidly evolving company?; Want a career where no two days are the same?; Want to be supported by a learning and development team as you grow?
  • We are a top ten accountancy firm in the UK and number one largest SME practice.
  • Are you interested in working for a rapidly evolving company?

About Our Client

Azets are a leading firm of Accountants and Business Advisers operating across the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, they have a wide network of employees and an abundance of inspiring opportunities to join one of their many offices!

They are a top ten accountancy firm in the UK and are the number one largest SME practice.

Job Description

The opportunity

  • As an Associate at Azets, you will have the ability and motivation needed to:
  • Understand and ensure the accurate and timely delivery of client payrolls to agreed deadlines
  • Work within your own chargeable time budget



Day to day duties

  • Input data for any of the payrolls when necessary, running Audit and validation checks for payroll as well as interfacing of data to General Ledger and Pensions systems
  • Monitor SSP, SMP and other statutory payments and calculations
  • Process accurate and timely year-end reporting when necessary
  • Manage any payroll changes to the time and attendance systems (BMS)
  • Administer the end-to-end payroll process and auto enrolment compliance for a portfolio of clients
  • You will be on hand to answering any payroll related enquiries from clients and being a trusted advisor
  • Acting as first line support for pay queries
  • Peer checking of payrolls
  • Undertake general administrative duties and work collaboratively within the payroll hub
  • Develop relationships with clients, ensuring effective communication with the wider offices, HMRC and other third-party providers
  • Effectively communicating with team and wider payroll teams
  • Requirement to keep up to date with payroll legislation and industry changes though independent research

The Successful Applicant

  • Previous payroll administration experience, minimum of one year service within a busy service driven environment (preferably within a bureau environment)
  • End to end Payroll processing experience including pensions, benefits and statutory payments
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail across both manual and systems based work
  • A natural ability to coordinate, prioritise and multitask with little supervision
  • Strong customer focused approach, ability to handle customer queries by telephone and email
  • Be able to adapt to a highly changeable environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure whilst meeting tight deadlines
  • Knowledge and understanding of payroll legislation, processing, and auto enrolment regulations
  • Must have the ability to manually calculate a payroll
  • Willing to study for a CIPP Foundation degree qualification

What's on Offer

Our benefits include hybrid & flexible working, birthday leave, professional subscription and much more.

You can find out more about how we reward our colleagues: https://youtu.be/uOZ8_PkRyCE

Contact
Sandra Jarque
Quote job ref
JN-042024-6388678
Phone number
+441932264011

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Group Accounts
Sector
Business Services
Location
Portsmouth
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Sandra Jarque
Consultant phone
+441932264011
Job reference
JN-042024-6388678