Payroll Administrator

Payroll Administrator

Newcastle - Hybrid - 2 days in the office, 3 days remote homes based

Hours - 9-5 or 8-4

Brief

Payroll Administrator needed for a well-known construction organisation who are looking to employ an experienced and well-rounded Payroll Administrator that takes pride in their work.

The successful candidate must have previous experience in operating within a Payroll/Pensions team in a transaction processing environment, as well as having experience of SAP database. If you have HR & Payroll systems development experience that would be a plus!

Benefits

Salary: £26,500 per annum
24 day's holiday
Variable annual bonus based 5-15%
Pension Plan
Career Progression

What the role entails:

1. Operate in line with payroll and pension procedures and processes including Timesheet input, Process payroll cycle, Input pension amendments and process auto enrolment, Pay and pension enquiries, Absence Administration, Statutory and Voluntary deductions from pay, Statutory payments, Loading of Interface files, Liaise with HR as appropriate, Tax code changes, P45, RTI submissions, Annual pension returns, Pension reconciliation and upload to providers portals.
2. Ensure the requisite transactions are processed in the pension scheme.
3. Complete payroll accounting entries and prepare and scrutinise the payroll journals.
4. Prepare, check and load the interface files.
5. Have a good working knowledge of payroll and pension processes, legislation and compliance requirements.
6. Ensure all process documentation/operating procedures are up to date.
7. Liaison with HR as required and support the Payroll Team.
8. Identify opportunities for process improvement liaising productively with the Continuous Improvement team.
9. Encourage the team to identify opportunities for improvement.
10. Deliver agreed improvement initiatives as and when required.
11. Provide high standards of customer service, consistency with service levels agreements and operational compliance.

What experience you need to be the successful Payroll Administrator:

1. Experience in operating within a Payroll/Pensions team in a transaction processing environment - Required.
2. HR & Payroll systems development - Desirable.
3. Experience of SAP database - Required.
4. Advanced skills and knowledge of Microsoft packages.
5. Knowledge of current GDPR.
6. Excellent attention to detail.
7. Excellent team player being mutually supportive.

This is a really fantastic opportunity for a Payroll Administrator to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!