Payroll Clerk

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ABOUT US:

We are a busy South Liverpool Accountancy practice providing accountancy and payroll services. We deliver accurate, compliant, and timely payroll solutions to a wide range of clients across multiple sectors. We are seeking a Payroll Clerk to cover maternity leave for 9 months. This role is ideal for someone with strong payroll experience, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple client payrolls efficiently.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES:

· Processing weekly/fortnightly/lunar/monthly & quarterly payrolls for submission to clients and HMRC.

· Day to day management of payroll process, including receipt of wages/hours from client by email or phone.

· Calculate statutory payments such as SSP, SMP, SPP, and holiday pay.

· Administer starters, leavers, and employee changes (e.g., tax codes, benefits, bonuses, overtime).

· Manage auto-enrolment pension duties, including assessment, enrolment, and preparation of submission to multiple pension providers (e.g., NEST, The People's Pension, Smart Pension, True Potential etc.).

· Manage RTI submissions to HMRC, ensuring all deadlines are met.

· Printing out payroll documents for posting to clients and uploading documents to Iris Openspace and/or Sage online.

· Setting up of pension schemes and completing declaration and re-declaration of compliance for clients.

· Setting up and ceasing of PAYE schemes with HMRC.

· Completion of payroll year-end tasks.

· Preparing and reconciling P32 summary reports for each month and at the year-end.

· Dealing with payroll queries from clients, HMRC and other relevant bodies by email, phone or in person.

· Reconciliation of client PAYE accounts, including applications for statutory funding or refunds from HMRC.

· Maintain accurate records in line with GDPR and data protection requirements.

· Assist with onboarding new payroll clients, ensuring a smooth transition.

· Handling of office admin tasks such as scanning and filing.

· Any other tasks deemed necessary.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a payroll role within a payroll bureau or a multi-client environment is preferred.
• Confident liaising with HMRC and other stakeholders, including handling queries and resolving issues.
• Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation, including PAYE, NIC, statutory payments, and pensions is preferred.
• Experience with payroll software, Sage 50 is preferred.
• Excellent numerical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet multiple deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for both client and internal liaison.
• Highly organised with strong time management skills.
• Competent in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and Outlook.
• Knowledge of CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) processing is advantageous but not essential.

Desirable:

• CIPP qualification or working towards it (preferred but not essential).
• Experience in dealing with holiday accrual for irregular hours workers (following recent legislative updates).
• Familiarity with GDPR in relation to payroll data.

Please note this is not a remote position and the successful candidate would be expected to work in our Liverpool based office.

Job Type: Maternity cover for 9 months

Pay: Competitive depending on experience

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Company pension
• Christmas Shutdown
• 28 days annual leave pro rata
• Paid training

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Liverpool L18 1DG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Payroll Processing: 2 years (preferred)
• Pension compliance: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Work Location and schedule:

· In person

· Monday to Friday - 9am to 5pm

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: Up to £30,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person