The Role
As a Part-Time Payroll Assistant, you will play an important role in ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of the firm's monthly payroll.
Working as part of a small, collaborative team, you will be responsible for a range of payroll administration duties, including processing starters and leavers, payroll changes, overtime, benefits, pension updates, statutory payments and month-end reporting using the ADP/NGUX payroll system.
You will also act as a point of contact for employee payroll queries, resolving issues professionally, efficiently and with discretion.
Key Responsibilities
* Process employee starters and leavers accurately using the ADP/NGUX payroll system.
* Respond to and resolve employee payroll queries, including tax-related issues and system login problems.
* Process monthly payroll changes and produce ad hoc reports as required.
* Manage monthly overtime forms and reconcile the information against payroll system outputs.
* Calculate and process monthly sickness payments in accordance with the firm's policies.
* Prepare statutory parental leave payment schedules and verify calculations using the HMRC calculator.
* Administer monthly employee benefits and pension variations within the payroll system.
* Raise and process casual and ad hoc employee payments.
* Check and process monthly HMRC/PAYE payments following payroll sign-off.
* Prepare and deliver month-end reporting to the Benefits team.
* Undertake additional payroll and administrative duties as required, reflecting the varied responsibilities of a small team.
Skills, Experience and Requirements
* Proven experience using the ADP/NGUX payroll platform is essential.
* Previous experience in a payroll administration role, ideally within the professional services sector.
* Understanding of manual tax and National Insurance (NI) calculations.
* Good Microsoft Excel skills.
* Up-to-date knowledge of HMRC statutory regulations and payroll requirements.
* Excellent attention to detail and a high level of numerical accuracy.
* Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.
* High levels of discretion and integrity when handling confidential and sensitive employee information.
* A proactive, flexible and collaborative approach to working within a small team.
Qualifications
* A CIPP (Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals) qualification is desirable but not essential
Salary description
£40000.00 - £44000.00 per year