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Payroll Officer

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Job Description - Payroll Officer

We are currently partnering with a not-for-profit organisation based in Wakefield, who are recruiting for a Payroll Officer to join their team on a temporary basis with an initial contract length of 3 months.

This is a full-time position with an hourly rate of £19.92 via an umbrella company.

The role is due to start ASAP and hybrid working is available.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Processing two monthly payrolls, one covering 3,000 employees, another covering 1,000
  • Inputting variable e.g. add hours, sleep-ins and on-calls
  • Calculating sickness deductions/payments, backdated pat, cost splits, incremental rises, changes in hours leaver payments and all other variable data relating to pay
  • Processing and checking of all starter and leaver information
  • Calculating and monitoring all statutory payments and ensuring current legislation is adhered to
  • Administering company’s benefits
  • Producing and distributing twice monthly payroll reports to relevant staff and dealing with all queries

Experience required:

  • Two years of payroll experience is desired

Working hours:

  • 37.5 hours
  • Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Don’t forget our recommendation scheme: Recommend a friend or colleague to us and receive up to £100 each once they have completed 20 days in a role via James Andrews! Terms and conditions apply, contact us for details.

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