Senior Payroll Officer

Robert Walters Group: Senior Payroll Officer – Solihull – Temp to Perm – Up to £28k - Hybrid

I’m currently working alongside a leading business based in Solihull in their recruitment of a Senior Payroll Officer on a temporary basis paying up to £28k dependent on experience. You will be a key member of the client services team working to deliver a high-quality experience for the clients and their employees.

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Payroll Officer:
• Assist the UK Operations Manager in all tasks assigned
• Maintain a positive relationship with 3rd party Payroll, Pension and Benefit providers to ensure the smooth delivery of payroll
• Respond to payroll queries within agreed timeframe, monitor and escalate queries which have not been responded to within agreed SLA’s
• Accurate input of data into the payroll system to ensure the appropriate employee starter/leaver/transfer/variation details, gross payments, PAYE income tax, National Insurance, pensions, and other deductions are correctly set up and calculated in accordance with statutory and contractual requirements
• Participate in process and procedural reviews to meet best practice, legal requirements, maximise quality, effectiveness, and efficiencies
• Complete ad-hoc tasks, projects, and reporting as required
• Prepare and send monthly payroll reports, RTI submissions and pension reports to the client and third parties.
• Setting up the companies on the payroll software ensuring a smooth transition for each client and ongoing accurate payroll processing.

About you as the Senior Payroll Officer:
• Ability to manage and prioritise a given list of tasks
• Detailed orientated with strong analytical, written, and oral communication skills
• Willingness and ability to be flexible
• Payroll qualification preferred but not essential
• Payroll experience of 1+ years
• Working knowledge of accountancy software
• Excel/spreadsheet working to a high standard
• International payroll experience preferred but not essential
• Ideally experience with Iris and bright pay payroll software's

If you want to be considered for this role, all applicants must submit CVs online or send to renna.lal@walterspeople.co.uk