Job vacancy: Senior Payroll Officer

We’re looking for an experienced Payroll Officer with a minimum of 2 years’ previous payroll experience to join our busy, vibrant team in Liverpool. As an outsourced payroll bureau member, you’ll be allocated various client sites, and be responsible for the full range of payroll duties for each of these.

The role’s extremely diverse and no two days are ever the same which promotes deep job satisfaction. It’s a fast-paced environment so you must be capable of juggling a varied workload, achieving deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy too.

We offer an attractive remuneration package including competitive salary and range of appealing benefits, such as annual bonus scheme. Our regular, confidential staff surveys show that we’re a supportive, forward-thinking firm who recognises rewards and supports all employees. We’re also committed to our ongoing corporate social responsibility programme which has led to thousands of pounds being donated to charity and earned us the esteemed accolade ‘Employer of the Year 2016’ by the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Main responsibilities include:-

• Full responsibility for multiple allocated clients' payroll whether they're monthly or weekly paid
• Ensure all payrolls are run on time
• Maintain accurate records for all employees / clients
• Produce payslips and payroll analyses
• Produce NI and Inland Revenue reports
• Run month end and year end procedures
• Monitor clients' specific requirements
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, liaising with them regularly
• Provide cover for colleagues in their absence
• Assist in the training of other members on the team
• Any other reasonable requests from your line manager

What skills and experience would you need?

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a Payroll Officer with knowledge of Auto Enrolment
• Experience of working within a payroll bureau environment
• Fully up to date with all payroll rules and regulations ie. SSP, SMP, SPP, attachment of earnings etc
• Ability to manually calculate tax and NI
• Adaptable to different payroll software; Mitrefinch payroll experience desirable
• Experience desirable on the following pension systems: The People’s Pension, Nest, Now, Creative, Smart and Aviva
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Experience with creating, importing and uploading CSV files
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to work in a fun, fast-paced environment and pay close attention to detail
• Competent to work on your own and as part of a team
• Willingness to learn and develop your skills
• Highly organised and ability to plan own workload
• Excellent communicator both verbal and written
• Ability to build strong relationship with clients and team members

To apply, please forward your CV to the Quill Recruitment Team at Barclay House, 35 Whitworth Street West, Manchester, M1 5NG or email recruitment@quill.co.uk.