Payroll Professional

We are actively recruiting for a payroll professional job opportunity with a successful, long standing, but modern accountancy firm based in Leicester. The salary is negotiable and will of course depend on experience and qualification level, so is open within reason. In addition, part of the working week can be home-based, there are good perks and benefits, and the employer has a good reputation as a professional, yet good-humoured and enjoyable place to work.

Responsibilities:

• Receiving payroll information from clients and processing the payroll on Sage, Xero and potentially other payroll software. This could be on a weekly, monthly, fortnightly or annual basis.
• Checking figures calculated by the software to ensure that the correct PAYE/NI and pensions have been deducted.
• Complying with RTI requirements including making the submissions to HMRC.
• Complying with automatic enrolment requirements including reviewing the payroll to ensure cyclical re-enrolment legislation is being met and making regular pension the submissions to pension providers.
• Submitting declarations and re-declarations of compliance to The Pensions Regulator.
• Sending payroll information to clients including wages journals and other customised reports.
• Making payments of PAYE and Pension contributions where authorised by the clients or advising clients of the liabilities to be paid.
• Registering PAYE and Pension Schemes.
• Dealing with client query e-mails and telephone calls. This includes being able to deal with difficult clients with tact and diplomacy.
• This role will involve developing relationships with clients and could include working onsite at client’s premises from time to time.

Benefits:

• A competitive salary.
• The opportunity to work with a broad range of exciting and diverse clients.
• A hybrid approach to office and remote working, with up to 2 out of 5 days remote working available (workload and staff level permitting)
• 32 days holiday (20 days plus 8 bank holidays & 4 days over Christmas period).  Leave increases with years in service and an option to buy extra annual leave.
• Contributory pension scheme & life assurance.
• A modern working environment, complete with coffee on tap.
• A highly skilled, driven and super friendly team to work alongside and develop your talents.
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development.
• Quarterly Team Building events.
• Charity Challenges.
• Annual Christmas and Tax celebrations.