Payroll Administrator
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Lisburn, is currently looking to recruit a Payroll Administrator for an initial 6-month contract with potential to extend on a rate of £16.17/hour (PAYE). This role will be based on-site.
Responsibilities:
Essential Skills:
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Responsibilities:
- Support payroll processing across multiple staff cohorts, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with policies, legislation, and terms and conditions.
- Maintain employee financial records, including starters, leavers, changes, sickness, and overpayments, ensuring proper authorisation and audit trails.
- Provide payroll advice to employees, managers, and HR on pay, policies, and entitlements, ensuring adherence to statutory and organisational rules.
- Perform complex calculations for payroll transactions, including arrears, temporary promotions, and pensions, applying legislation and internal policy.
- Manage payroll systems and data, ensuring functionality, data accuracy, security (GDPR), and contribution to management reports and statutory returns.
- Coordinate third-party payments and internal transfers, verifying details and maintaining internal controls and reconciliation standards.
- Support audits and reporting, including FOI requests, legal enquiries, and external or internal audits, through accurate data provision and documentation.
- Assist with payroll improvements, including system migrations, process reviews, and service delivery enhancements.
- Provide training and cover, supporting new staff onboarding and representing senior payroll roles when needed.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, delivering high-quality customer service, supporting procurement processes, and contributing to organisational projects.
Essential Skills:
- Competent in the use of Microsoft applications
- Possess experience working in a payroll function to include:
- Processing remuneration payments and other entitlements.
- Assisting with advice on payroll issues, including implementation of legislative and statutory payments.
- Competent in the use of Microsoft applications
- Can demonstrate:
- Effective planning, organisation, prioritising skills and attention to detail and the ability to work individually or as a team member.
- Effective communication skills (both oral and written) and the ability to provide timely and accurate information.
- Customer service orientation.
- An understanding and practical experience of applying HMRC rules, including PAYE, national insurance, statutory payments and benefits in kind
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