Payroll Administrator
- Field: Accountancy & Bookkeeping
- Deadline: 2026-03-06 10:03
- North West
Preston based
£20.59 an hour Umbrella Inside IR35
18 Month Contract initially.
This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Defence organisations based In Preston. Hybrid working.
Core duties
* Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation and processing of high volume and complex Payrolls in line with SLA's and HMRC leglislation.
* Responsible for logging any advances, errors and overpayments and reporting any known issues/defects to a Payroll Team Manager for timely review.
* Play a key role in ensuring that all work instructions and processes regularly reviewed and and remain compliant with governance and audit procedures. Proactively escalate any discrepancies or changes required.
* Support with the continuous improvement initiative, highlighting new ideas and better ways of working.
* Responsible for the regular review of all Finance reconciliation items for your areas of responsibility.
* Support with internal/external Payroll reviews/audits when required.
* Support with the training of team members as and when required.
* Work along our employees, Business stakeholders and internal/external teams in order to promptly resolve any business, employee and Third Party payroll related queries, ensuring the most effective communication method is used.
* Responsible for identifying and taking relevant preventative action to minimise under / over payments.
* Responsible for prioritising your own workload and using initiative and problem solving capabilities to provide a responsive Payroll Service at all times.
* Other duties as defined by the Payroll Team Manager and Business.
Knowledge Skills Qualification
* 2 Years knowledge and experience of UK Payroll
* Previous experience of working within a Payroll Service delivering multiple payrolls.
* Payroll legislation knowledge, including an appreciation for future changes and the possible impact of these on a Payroll function.
* Resource Link system or similar desirable
PC Literacy, competent in Word, Excel & Outlook
* Excellent people skills
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* The ability to interrogate and analyse data demonstrating numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail.
* Ability to Problem solve using own initiative.
* Collaborative approach with colleagues and stakeholders to build and maintain effective relationships.
* The ability to handle difficult and sensitive situations
* The ability to communicate at all levels including senior management.
* CIPP or Equilivant Payroll qualification
* GCSEs or equivalent in Mathematics and English, grades A-C.For more information please contact Lauren Morley at JAM Recruitment or click apply
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