Payroll / Finance Administrator

**Payroll Administrator**
- This is a Hybrid role with 2 days in the office located in Wigan, 3 days from home.
- Company-wide annual profit share scheme
- Notice period:1 month
- Hours: 9-5, Monday to Friday (Flexi hours available)
- 26 days holiday, plus public holidays
- Pension Contribution

**Company Background**

At People Places Lives we are passionate about digital solutions and their ability to increase choice and control for all. For our staff, this means they are 'making a difference' to some of the most vulnerable people in society every day.

On the face of it, we work in partnership with health and social care organisations to deliver front-line solutions and services to individuals wanting to self-direct their care and support. Behind the scenes, we are a software and outsourcing company with a niche FinTech offering in a high-growth sector.

PPL employs 50 staff and has revenues of £3.5m per annum. We are an FCA-licenced e-money firm, managing and processing payments of £60m+ per annum on behalf of our clients.

**Role Background**

PPL currently has a Finance Team of 6 people located at it’s head office in Wigan. We operate a payroll bureau for our direct payment clients, processing 2000+ payslips per month, and also process over 65m in direct payments annually. We therefore need to recruit a hybrid payroll & finance administrator to support our ongoing growth.

**Responsibilities**
- Payroll processing of client payrolls on weekly, four-weekly and monthly runs.
- Setup of payroll including agency, HMRC and NEST pension.
- Uploading remittance files into finance/banking systems
- Processing payments to care providers
- Supporting internal staff with finance tasks and queries
- Suggesting improvements to our service offer (this is a new and growing part of our business)

**Skills and Experience**
- **Experience**_
- Experience of working in a payroll-focussed / finance environment
- Desirable - Experience of BrightPay payroll software
- Desirable - Either lived experience, or experience of working in a health / social care organisation
- **Qualifications**_
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs (grade A-C/5-9), or equivalent, including maths and English language
- **Skills**_
- Computer literacy - good level of IT literacy using Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook & Teams).
- Team work - Open and inclusive approach, willing and able to interact internally and externally.
- Time management - Organised and able to perform to tight deadlines.
- **Personality Traits**_
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with diverse groups, including executives and managers and members of the public
- Must be self-motivated, with a strong work ethic, and able to work with limited supervision and achieve set goals by proactively removing roadblocks and resolving needs for information.
- Must be personable with a strong customer service orientation. Build a rapport with the users and easily converse with users that do not have a high technical ability.

People Places Lives is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to paying staff the Real Living Wage as a minimum.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £23,500.00-£25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Wigan, WN3 6PS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Payroll or finance: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wigan, WN3 6PS

Reference ID: PPL101