Payroll Officer

About the role

The Payroll Officer will be a key part of a small finance team and will work closely with the Finance Manager, Finance Officer, and HR to ensure that payroll and expenses are accurate and compliant.

This role is ideal for someone who is looking to develop into a Payroll Manager position in the next 12-18 months. We are looking to support someone who will grow with us into that position.

All of the finance team work remotely, and so you will be able to organize yourself well independently, and have excellent communication skills both over email and video calling or the telephone.

Responsibilities

• Accurate and timely processing of the monthly payroll and expenses.
• Work closely with the Finance Manager, Finance Officer, and HR to ensure compliance with relevant UK legislation.
• Support the development of someone into a Payroll Manager position.

Requirements

• Significant experience of processing payrolls of over 100 employees.
• A strong understanding of relevant UK legislation around SSP, SMP, SPP, DEA, deductions, and statutory redundancy.
• Experience of administering a pension scheme.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, clearly able to explain payroll terminology to non-payroll professionals.
• Able to work independently from home.

Qualifications

You should have:

• Significant experience of processing payrolls of over 100 employees.
• A strong understanding of relevant UK legislation around SSP, SMP, SPP, DEA, deductions, and statutory redundancy.
• Experience of administering a pension scheme.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, clearly able to explain payroll terminology to non-payroll professionals.
• Able to work independently from home.

Skills

• Strong understanding of relevant UK legislation around SSP, SMP, SPP, DEA, deductions, and statutory redundancy.
• Experience of administering a pension scheme.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, clearly able to explain payroll terminology to non-payroll professionals.
• Able to work independently from home.

Benefits

Remote working, flexible hours, professional development opportunities.

Pay

£27,406 to £30,375 per annum pro rata

Schedule

22.5 hours per week (over 4 or 5 days)