Payroll Administrator

Hello,
My client is looking for a Payroll Admin in Darlington due to expansion.
My client has an exciting opportunity to join an exciting, expanding accountancy practice in our payroll team.
This opportunity would be based within the busy payroll team in Darlington. My client’s payroll team offers full payroll services including auto-enrolment to 250 clients across the Northeast, producing around 4000 payslips per month. The team consists of 8 payroll professionals.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
* Process weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls in a timely and accurately manner
* Undertake manual calculations of SSP, SMP, SPP and check against the payroll software and complete any forms for the DWP if appropriate
* Check information provided by clients and if necessary, raise any queries with clients
* Run various reports from the payroll system for managers to review and rerun if appropriate
* Produce packs of reports and place in Virtual Cabinet ready for publishing
* Keep the work schedule up to date
* Once confirmation is received from the client, finalise the payroll and issue remaining reports and online payslips
* Pass any banking onto managers for BACS submission
* Upload pension details to the relevant pension provider to meet the appropriate deadlines
* Manage the payroll data inbox daily including logging incoming payroll changes and liaising with clients to resolve queries and respond to requests
* Produce year end reports and issue P60s
* Ensure that all payroll activities meet legislative and statutory requirements
About You:
* Have high-volume payroll experience gained in a payroll bureau
* Have working knowledge of payroll legislation
* Exceptional organisational skills
* Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be confident speaking to clients and colleagues face to face, over the telephone and by email
* The ability to check work for accuracy and have good attention to detail
* Be able to demonstrate your initiative to solve problems
* Be flexible and proactive in managing multiple priorities
* Excellent IT skills, including working knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel
* Be able to work individually and as part of a team.
It would be desirable if you had some knowledge of payroll software packages such as Sage, along with payroll experience gained in an accountancy practice. Knowledge of auto-enrolment and understanding the workings of Directors NIC would also be beneficial.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits including:
22 days holiday plus bank holidays and 1 day for your birthday
Salary sacrifice contributory pension scheme
Buy additional holidays through a salary sacrifice scheme
Health and wellbeing support including an employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, Kaido and HBSC financial webinars
Perk box discounts platform
Discounted health care
Social events
Opportunities for learning and development and fully paid qualifications
Paid professional subscriptions
Eye tests and flu jabs
Volunteering day and organised charitable events
Salary: £28K
PLEASE RESPOND WITH THE LATEST CV TO BE CONSIDERED