Senior Payroll Administrator

Job Summary Portfolio Payroll are currently working with a busy and vibrant client payroll business in Newcastle who are currently recruiting for a Senior Payroll Administrator to join their team. Working for an established firm with opportunity for progression this business is the ideal setting to enhance your career. Key Objectives: • To process outsourced payroll • Excellent Service delivery • End to End Payroll Administration • Maintain working knowledge and understanding of current statutory legislation • Enrolling New Starters • Liaising with HMRC • RTI, Pensions, • Collating timesheets • Inputting data onto the system • Checking timesheets are correct • Creating statutory payment schedules & top up • Manual calculations - starters & leavers, tax & NI, student loans, pensions • Using imports for data processing • Early payroll runs & re-runs & payments after leaving • Apprenticeship levy, Employment allowance, Small ER relief - calculations and implementation • Payroll reversals/corrections • Court orders processing • Taking inbound calls • General administration duties Essential Skills: • End to end processing • HMRC submissions • Experience using Excel • Data accuracy • Calculate, process and advise on statutory payments and court order • Calculate, advise and process annual leave • Uploading and maintaining pension data • Experience in a fast paced environment • Excellent communicator as you will be answering queries • Comprehensive knowledge of payroll and auto enrolment legislation • Strong organisational skills and the ability to self-manage are essential, while remaining flexible and adaptable. Desirable skills and attributes: • Strong payroll experience - assist new members of the team • Calculate and process individual occupation maternity and sickness • Setting up and approving BACS payment for salary and PAYE payments • Producing payroll reports and creating payroll journals • Reconciliation of PAYE accounts • Setting up pension schemes with pension providers • STAR system experience Salary and Benefits: • Progression opportunities • Study support where applicable • The Peoples Pension • Life insurance • Up to 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays • Ongoing professional development • Genuine work life balance • Hybrid working • Enhanced maternity pay • Employee assistance programme • Purchase of additional holiday • Cycle to work scheme • Tech scheme • Assigned coach to support career development • Free parking INDPAYN 51786JTR The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.