Senior Payroll Officer

Senior Payroll Officer | 4-month Temp Contract - Hybrid

Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience. Pertemps are currently recruiting for a Senior Payroll Officer on a Temporary basis for 4 months, on behalf of our client with a base option of either Stafford or Shrewsbury. The successful candidate will be responsible for the effective production of the group's payroll, including the support of the Payroll Officers.

Responsibilities :

• Support the Payroll Manager with key payroll projects and provide technical support to meet the demands of the service and business.
• Support the payroll officers in the accurate delivery of all payrolls, making all relevant adjustments and deductions as appropriate and dispatching all payroll documentation to employees.
• Work with People Services to ensure that all relevant information regarding starters and leavers and other adjustments to employees' pay has been input into the HR and payroll system.
• Ensure all employee-related expenses claims are accurately coded and authorised with all necessary supporting documentation and payments processed through the group's payroll systems after carrying out all financial checks deemed necessary.
• Administer the payroll within the statutory and regulatory requirements for payroll production.
• Support the Payroll Officers in responding to all payroll queries and escalated matters.
• Ensure third-party payments are raised, with supporting documentation to HMRC, Pension bodies and any other deductions, and reconcile these payments to the Payroll and the Nominal Ledger Suspense Accounts.
• Effectively administer Auto Enrolment within payroll, ensuring group employer legal obligations are met.
• Reconcile payments to the Payroll and the Nominal Ledger Suspense Accounts.
• In the event of absence within the team, ensure the productions of the payrolls within the agreed time frame.
• Support the payroll officers in the preparation of all year-end returns at the end of each fiscal year in a timely and accurate manner.
• Calculate, process and reconcile annual pay review for all employees.
• Review processes and eligibility of employee benefits and implement new procedures where necessary.
• Assist with NMW compliance review including all processes and procedures to ensure we meet requirements of NMW legislation.
• Review of Defined Contribution Salary Sacrifice pension scheme.
• Review and implement improvements of processes and procedures whilst liaising with the pension provider.

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