We are looking for someone to provide an efficient, effective and professional support service to the Pay and Benefits Officer for a company based in Royston. You will support the Pay and Benefits officer by running various payroll administration processes. Whilst this is a full-time role, applicants looking to work part-time (minimum 30 hours p/w) will also be considered. Responsibilities
• Inputting of payroll information on to the SAGE payroll system
• Running monthly payrolls in conjunction with the Pay and Benefits Officer
• Logging and maintaining absence and holiday data on the SAGE payroll system
• Maintaining payroll and benefit related spreadsheets
• Liaison with the company's benefits brokers to ensure coverage of relevant benefits for employees
• Annual holiday statement creation
• Remuneration statement creation
• Dealing with employee queries as and when they arise
• Calculation of company sick pay and creating the relevant employee correspondence
• To assist with absence reporting and providing data for the HR Service Partner to conduct return to work interviews Requirements
• Good standard of education
• Payroll qualification desirable but not essential
• Proven payroll experience in a challenging, flexible and fast-moving environment
• Experience of working in a confidential environment, within a payroll function
• Ability to competently and accurately work with databases, spreadsheets and software packages
• Capable of quickly and accurately prioritising workload, without sacrificing attention to detail
• Intermediate level MS Office skills: Word, Excel, Outlook
• Ability to learn new IT based systems
• Able to prioritise workload efficiently and work to deadlines
• Clear, effective written and verbal communication skills
• Good level of numeracy
• Customer focused
• Able to multi-task
• Able to work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Accuracy
• Previous experience dealing with SMP, SPP, SSP etc
• Ability to complete a payroll from start to finish including sending RTI submissions
• Reconciliation of reporting for Finance
• Clear understanding of Pension processes and rules around auto-enrolment
• Approachable
• Flexible approach to problem solving
• Able to demonstrate confidence in dealing with employees at all levels within the Company
• Confidential
• Good organisational skills
• Proactive hands on approach
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Compassionate, diplomatic nature