Payroll Supervisor

We are delighted to be partnered with our client, an established and highly reputable accountancy and financial services based business as they seek to recruit a Payroll Supervisor (12 month contract) to join their experienced and friendly team within their offices in Uckfield. This role could be extended past 12 months or could be made permanent.
My client works with businesses of varying sizes across the UK. They are currently seeking an experienced payroll at Supervisor level. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will have current payroll experience and be confident in managing a diverse client portfolio (consisting of weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls) including dealing with all client queries. Whilst this is fixed term contract role for a duration of 12 months, working Monday to Friday, 36.25 hrs per week, due to business growth levels there is strong potential for it becoming a permanent role in the future.
Hybrid working of 2 days at home / 3 in the office would be available after an initial training period.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a small but busy team within a very successful organisation.
Payroll Supervisor - 12 month initial contract
Full time contract role
Mon-Fri (Apply online only)
There is free parking available on the streets close to the office. The office is also around 5-10 mins walk from the nearest mainline station.
Salary: £40000-£44000 per annum plus very good company benefits.
Duties will include:
Liaising with clients and entering payroll data from start to finish
Reconciling payroll to client data, getting client approval as appropriate and issuing payroll reports & payslips
Reviewing team members work
Preparing payroll journals
Reconciling weekly and monthly figures
Preparing BACS files
Administering Pension Auto-enrolment including making appropriate declarations to The Pensions Regulator
Producing and distributing pension scheme returns
Dealing effectively with queries from clients, and HMRC and other parts of the business
Assisting with on-boarding new clients.
Experience, competencies and knowledge required:
Payroll bureau experience
Able to calculate tax, NI, pensions, etc. manually
Good working knowledge of statutory family leave, SSP, salary sacrifice, pensions, etc.
Excellent communication skills - verbal and written
Flexibility (busy periods will require working longer hours to meet payroll deadlines)
MS office (intermediate Excel)
Experience at team leader / supervisor level
For more information regarding this new and exciting Payroll Supervisor opportunity, please apply now Short-listing will take place soon - don't miss out
Wild Recruitment Ltd T/A First Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job