Payroll Senior

We have a new exciting opportunity for a Payroll Senior to join our finance team. You will lead, manage and motivate the financial transaction team and be responsible for the operation of the finance function.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare Two Saints payroll accurately each month, ensuring that employees receive the correct remuneration, processing goal and staff amendments, leavers and starters, taking into consideration pension liabilities, and ensure that the required information is input into Lloyds, and relevant details passed to HMRC and the Pensions Trust.
• Prepare, post and email payslips, pension letters and P45s.
• Liaise with HR where necessary to ensure all information has been received.
• Ensure that all statutory deductions are made accurately and passed on to the appropriate agency in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all child maintenance and attachment of earnings orders are correctly processed and paid in a timely manner.
• Managing the analysis of all monthly payroll costs, coding, preparing uplift journal and posting into the nominal ledger including the redistribution of asset management staff salaries across the cost centres.
• Managing the preparation of the BACS payment weekly payroll for the relief staff and notify the payroll bureau of pending enrolments into the pension scheme and checking the information provided for accuracy.
• Managing the preparation of the bacs and uplift to Lloyds.
• Managing the preparation of and issuing of the pension letters and enrol eligible relief staff.
• Managing the uplift of the weekly payroll journal and code the costs to the appropriate cost centres.
• Prepare on a monthly basis the pensions liability for both weekly and monthly staff, ensuring all staff are correctly accounted for within the auto enrolment process, processing opt in and opt out notices.
• Uplift the pension information and payment schedule and checking the validation messages and advising of leavers of the scheme.
• Reconcile payroll and pension accounts on a monthly basis.
• Prepare and import both weekly and monthly HMRC payments on Lloyds and ensure RTI information is uploaded.
• On a monthly basis give assistance with cost centres for staff training.
• Assist with the maintenance of the nominal ledger.
• Liaise with external agencies on behalf of staff and clients as directed by the Financial Accountant.
• Maintain finance records, as required and ensure all manual, computerised records and information are stored, as appropriate.
• Deputise for the Financial Accountant in their absence.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING

• Payroll qualification, recent experience in managing payroll for 300 employees.
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, to include maths and English.
• Recent experience of using a modular finance computer system, fast and accurate keyboard skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team player with a flexible approach.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Proficiency in standard accounts packages.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office computer packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Good accountancy, numeric and literacy skills.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to plan and manage own workload.

Basic disclosure and barring service check is a requirement for this role. This would be completed on appointment of the role.

We reserve the right to close our adverts early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

About Us

We offer support to people who are homeless, vulnerable or at risk of becoming homeless and need help rebuilding their lives for a brighter future. Our services include safe, flexible and reliable client led housing and support with a focus on reducing homelessness, improving health and wellbeing and building on individuals skills and resilience to break the cycle of homelessness, poverty and exclusion.

We work in partnership with multiple agencies and authorities to deliver support and accommodation needs across Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Dorset.

We are dedicated to safeguarding all young people and adults with our services. We follow safer recruitment practices for all our vacancies to assure that all successful candidates are suitable to work with our clients.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce that embodies our values and promotes a tolerant and respectful environment where everyone can feel empowered to succeed. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will support with any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.