Job Description

The ideal candidate must have experience of working in a fast-paced financial environment and ideally AAT qualified. The job holder will be supporting the finance manager with day-to-day finance operations. The role will mainly consist of payroll tasks, we would expect the right candidate to undertake a broad range of duties and responsibilities which include:

• Processing payroll on a weekly & monthly basis using SAGE 50clound Payroll
• Performing detailed payroll duties to processing and submission
• Managing and resolving all payroll queries
• Processing weekly & monthly pensions including auto enrolment
• Updating payroll records such as SSP, SMP, leavers, new starters
• Reconcile payroll information for weekly & monthly FPS submission
• Reconcile payroll information for weekly & monthly EPS submission (P32)
• Payroll year end – P60 & P11d
• Payroll Journal for weekly & monthly payrolls
• Finance reconciliations – Bank, Credit Cards, Accruals, and Prepayments
• Debt Collecting
• Sales & Purchase Ledger
• Liaising with Auditors during audit
• Maintain the finance process and procedure notes
• Undertake year end closedown tasks
• Providing administrative support to the team including ad hoc tasks and finance enquiries
• Liaise with internal and external customers across the business at all levels

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Referral programme
• Store discounts

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• AAT level 3 or equivalent with at least 2 years’ experience working in payroll
• Proficient Excel skills and MS office, Word, Outlook
• Experience of using Vlook ups and Pivot tables
• Cope well under pressure and able to priorities tasks to meet deadlines
• ·Able to work using own initiatives as well as being a helpful team player
• Excellent communication skill and able to explain finance info to none-finance customers
• Experience in Bank reconciliations would be advantage
• Experience using different finance software, knowledge of SAGE 200 & Sage 50 Cloud payroll would be ideal
• Flexibility and can-do attitude and be prepared to take on other financial duties
• Analytical and logical problem-solving skills
• Good attention to detail
• Good communications and presentation skills
• An ability to explain financial information in a clear way
• Good interpersonal skills able to work cross function with internal/external customers
• Good at working under pressure

Experience:

• Payroll: 1 year (required)