Payroll Advisor
Posted 1 week ago by Belcan
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Payroll Advisor role is a fixed-term contract position based in Warrington, focusing on managing payroll processes for a leading Engineering client. The advisor will oversee weekly payroll, implement a new payroll system, and ensure compliance with payroll legislation. This position requires extensive payroll experience and the ability to analyze and improve payroll processes. The role also involves training team members on the new system and maintaining accurate payroll records.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage weekly payroll, including new starters, leavers, and termination payments.
- Implement a new payroll system, including parallel running of payrolls and data analysis.
- Identify discrepancies and assist in reviewing and documenting payroll processes.
- Process payroll from start to finish across multiple contracts within designated timeframes.
- Audit peer work for accuracy and provide constructive feedback.
- Assist with ad hoc and year-end duties, including Tax Year End processes and P11d production.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of payroll and pension legislation.
Key Skills:
- Extensive payroll experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with payroll system implementation.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including intermediate Excel skills.
- Up-to-date knowledge of payroll and pension legislation and HMRC requirements.
- Recognised CIPP payroll qualification (desirable but not essential).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Warrington
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job title: Payroll Advisor
Location : Warrington
Job type: Fixed term contract - 6 months
An excellent opportunity for an experienced Payroll Advisor has arisen onsite with one of our clients, a world leader within many key Engineering industries. This role is for Fixed term contract - 6 month in Warrington location.
What will you do in this position?
In this position you will be responsible for weekly payroll, set up and pay new starters and process leavers and termination payments.
Main Responsibilities
As a Payroll Advisor, you will be responsible for payroll projects including the implementation of a new payroll system, this includes but is not limited to the following
- Parallel running of payrolls,
- Data analysing the parallel payroll runs,
- Identifying discrepancies and causes,
- Assist with reviewing current processes and procedures and implementing new processes and procedures to be used in the new payroll system,
- Assist with documenting payroll training guidance,
- Assist the payroll team with their normal payroll duties to allow for training on the new payroll system, this includes but is not limited to the following
- Process a payroll from start to finish across multiple contracts and within the designated timeframe,
- Process pay in accordance with various National / Pay Agreements
- Process new starters, leavers and any associated payments,
- Audit work of peers to ensure accuracy and provide constructive feedback in case of errors.
- Assist with analysing and finalising all payrolls and payments ensuring accuracy prior to payroll sign off business,
- Assist with Ad hoc and Year End duties including but not limited to Tax Year End Process, Processing of Benefits in Kind and the production of P11d's and Annual increases
- Maintain records and filing to a high standard.
- Maintain up to date payroll and pension legislation, including but not limited to Benefits in Kind, Auto Enrolment, Tax Year End processes, mandatory reporting requirements
Experience
Payroll Advisor will have extensive payroll experience in a fast paced working environment
Previous experience of a payroll system implementation
Good working knowledge of Microsoft office including intermediate excel skills
Up to date knowledge of payroll and pension legislation and HMRC requirement
Qualifications:
- Recognised CIPP payroll qualification would be desirable but not essential
What’s next?
The list of responsibilities and benefits are not exhaustive. Please send your CV and contact me straightaway if this role sounds like it could be your next career move and I will tell you all about it.