Part Time Payroll Assistant

Our client, a growing accountancy practice that provides a broad range of accounting and business support services, is seeking an experienced Payroll Assistant to join their friendly team. The ideal individual will have strong interpersonal skills and will work well in a small friendly team environment and have previous experience of working on multiple client payrolls..

• Up to £27,500 pro-rata
• Working hours Monday to Friday 20-25 hours per week
• Hybrid working (1 day per week from home – after probation period)
• 22 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays pro-rata (increased by 1 day every year)
• CPD
• Gym membership
• Free parking

Duties and responsibilities:

• Completion of end-to-end processing of clients’ payrolls for a portfolio of clients, including processing salary, PAYE and pensions payments
• Liaising with key contacts for clients on all payroll related queries.
• Updating and maintenance of payroll records for clients
• Completion of payroll administration, setting up new starters, HMRC tax codes, attachment of earnings etc
• To deal courteously and efficiently with members of staff, clients, potential clients, external visitors and to always maintain strict confidentiality

Skills and experience required:

• CIPP qualified / studying – desirable but not essential
• Previous experience of end-to-end payroll for multiple clients’ payrolls (Practice or Bureau)
• Experience of payroll software – Irish Payroll being advantageous and Microsoft Excel (pivot tables and VLOOKUPs)
• A strong team ethic with good communication skills
• Good attention to detail and the ability to organise and prioritise tasks to demanding deadlines
• Must be well organised and capable of working on various payrolls and internal / external clients
• Pro-active approach to identifying problems and formulating solutions