payroll administrator

Our client is a medium-sized firm of Chartered Accountants and Business advisors based in Fitzrovia, a vibrant and exciting spot in Central London. We work across a variety of exciting industries including Music, Entertainment, Media and Sport providing services to high profile individuals, owner managed businesses, listed companies, and international entities.

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual wanting to develop their career in Payroll. Working within our hugely personable, supportive, and experienced Payroll team, we will offer you the chance to gain that all-important experience by managing your own client portfolio from start to finish and assisting senior team members when required.

Key Responsibilities

Process payroll reports for assigned portfolio and ensure reports are distributed on a timely and efficient manner to internal or external clients Process net salary and PAYE/NIC BACS payments, prepare electronic BACS pack for Partner's signatures and ensure payments are made on a timely manner Update and maintain client workflow status through payroll software Deal with HMRC PAYE queries Deal with payroll queries raised by both internal and external clients Liaise with Line Manager in assisting setting up of PAYE schemes for clients Set up of new PAYE scheme payroll database and update control sheets Ensure filing of emails and payroll instructions are up to date Send PAYE cheques to HMRC for and on behalf of clients Assist Payroll Manager in improving policies and procedures, to improve efficiency in the day to day running of the department Take telephone messages Assist the Payroll Managers with ad hoc tasks as requiredRequired experience

Minimum of 2 years proven experience within a a payroll Bureau or Accountancy practice (essential) Working knowledge of auto-enrolment legislations (essential) Ability to calculate PAYE and NIC manually (essential) Experience using Sage Payroll 50 and Paycircle (desirable) Previous experience with end of year updates submission via HMRC PAYE tools (desirable) Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably a finance, accounting and/or business related degree (desirable) Working towards CIPP qualification or relevant experience (desirable) Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably a finance, accounting and/or business related degree (desirable) Excellent Excel skills

About You

Confident, professional, and articulate in dealings both internally with partners and staff and directly with clients A natural team player with the ability to work in a team environment as well as being a self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative Ability to cope in a fast paced environment, manage high volume workloads and deliver work to agreed timescales Flexible with the need to meet tight deadlines

Why Join Us?

A supportive, friendly, and experienced payroll team that values teamwork and professional growth. Opportunities for ongoing training and development. A workplace culture built on respect, flexibility, and work-life balance.

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position