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Maternity Cover Payroll Technician

Job Description

Thrive Group are recruiting for a Payroll Technician for 9 months maternity cover, located in the Swindon area.

This is a full-time position, paying up to £30,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to the following:

  • Respond to ad-hoc payroll related queries.
  • PAYE investigation Underpayments/Overpayments.
  • Review Work of the Payroll Technician/Trainee.
  • Process BACS Payments.
  • Setting up PAYE Schemes.
  • Assist External & Internal Staff with Payroll Issues.
  • Accurately input payroll amendments into the payroll system, produce the output reports and payslips, and check the data before sending to the client.
  • Ensure accurate calculation of PAYE, NI deductions, statutory absence payments and year end returns.
  • Ensure clients are making monthly payments of PAYE to the Collector of Taxes and monitor the receipt of PAYE cheques.
  • Process Own Portfolio of Clients Start to finish with no intervention.
  • Assist Payroll Technicians with any queries/complex calculations.
  • Keep up to date with Technical Knowledge and apply this knowledge to all Client and Internal Staff queries.
  • Manages own Portfolio of Clients - including sending out Information to clients to keep them up to date with legislation changes.
  • Acts as a subject matter expert and/or resource to others in the area of payroll processing.
  • Reviews, analyses and verifies payroll reports and documents for accuracy; makes necessary adjustments or corrections.
  • Analyses and responds to complex matters requiring comprehensive knowledge of payroll policies and procedures.
  • Calling HMRC to deal with Underpayment/Overpayment including requesting refunds.
  • Dealing with Holiday Pay Schemes.
  • Dealing with CIS schemes including Adding contractors to payroll and verifying them.
  • Apply internal quality procedures when processing payrolls (checklists are used for this purpose).
  • On an on-going basis check the payroll to confirm it complies with deadline and legislative requirements.
  • Reviews, analyses and verifies payroll reports and documents for accuracy; makes necessary adjustments or corrections.
  • Dealing with CIS schemes including Adding contractors to payroll and verifying them.

The successful candidate will:

  • Have at least 3 years' payroll experience.
  • Experience with IRIS Payroll Professional
  • Have payroll Bureau experience.
  • Experience processing multiple Payrolls.
  • Be willing to learn and undertake NVQ in Payroll.
  • Have effective communication skills, written and verbal.
  • Have xcellent prioritisation and time management skills.
  • Be able to work in an organised manner to strict deadlines and manage multiple priorities.
  • Be client focussed.
  • Have excellent Interpersonal skills.
  • Be methodical, with attention to detail.

For more information please apply and a member of the team will be in touch.

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