Payroll Administrator

About Us:

Gold Care Homes is a well-established national independent Care Homes group for the elderly. Gold Care Homes was established in 1999 and has since grown to operate 34 care homes across the South of England. The group offers a range of services which includes residential, nursing, frail elderly and dementia care.

We are in search of an experienced Payroll Manager to Join our team.

Role Overview:

The role will suit a confident, enthusiastic, and highly organised individual with experience working as a payroll Admin in a fast-paced environment. You will have excellent communication skills, with a good knowledge of MS Office products.

As this is a varied role, you will be motivated and have a flexible and positive attitude with the willingness to adopt new challenges. You will be a team player with the ability to work on your own and manage your time efficiently. Reporting directly to the Payroll Manager, the successful applicant of a Payroll Administrator will play a key role.

Description:

• Processing of monthly payroll, by taking full responsibility for a portfolio of monthly payrolls for a variety of care homes.

• Checking own inputs and reviewing payrolls prepared, ensuring the very highest standards of accuracy and quality.

• Fast paced environment + high volume

• Checking of payroll transactions to ensure accuracy.

• Dealing with queries from care homes and colleagues

• Calculating SSP/ SMP and SPP and holidays.

• RTI reporting, including data validation submitting FPS/EPS.

• Calculate and reconcile all wage deduction payments including HMRC and Pension Deductions

• Auto Enrolment, Pension set-up and uploads.

• Processing all elements of payroll, including court orders and student loans for staffs.

• Answering care homes payroll queries in a timely and professional manner.

• Providing support to the Payroll Manager for any payroll related queries.

• Prepare ad hoc finance business reports and information as and when required

Personal Attributes:

The successful candidate will have the following attributes:

• Proven track record in a similar role

• Ability to liaise with care home admins to accurately process their payrolls.

• Auto Enrolment skills.

• Recent, strong practical experience in a similar Payroll position, working under pressure in a busy payroll bureau – ideally in accountancy practice

• Up-to-date knowledge with all payroll rules and regulations

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to self-manage

• Experience of end-to-end payroll

• Experience of working within practice dealing with multiple clients preferable

• Able to work autonomously and as part of a wider team

• Able to manage a diverse workload and prioritise effectively to deliver to fixed deadlines

• Prior knowledge of PAYE, NIC, Pensions and statutory payments

• Prior use of Sage Payroll desirable (full training and support will be provided)

• Excellent communication skills

• IT literate with working knowledge of Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word, and Excel

• A great attention to detail

• Be a clear communicator with the ability to use own initiative

Benefits:

• Salary £28,000 per annum

• ESAS – Salary Advance

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Perkbox

• Employee of the Month

• Long term service awards

• Blue Light Card

• Professional Development

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