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Payroll Assistant

Anderson Knight, Lanark, South Lanarkshire

Payroll Assistant

£30000 - £33000

Anderson Knight, Lanark, South Lanarkshire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Hybrid working

Posted 6 days ago, 11 Dec | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: Payroll Assistant

Full Job Description

Anderson Knight are recruiting for a Payroll Assistant to join their client based in Lanark. The role offers hybrid working and a competitive salary of £30-33,000 per annum.



Duties & responsibilities:


  • Administer Payroll, completing from start to end, ensuring that all employees are paid on time and correctly.
  • To accurately input and process all relevant data required for Payroll, including, salaries, overtime/shift/call-out payments, bonuses, benefit deductions, voluntary deductions, maternity/paternity allowances, sickness.
  • Manage all leave of absence requests (maternity, paternity, adoption, parental leave, unpaid leave, and jury service).
  • Provide day to day Payroll and administration support in a timely and accurate manner, dealing with all queries raised.
  • Process Advances and salary payments for changes received beyond cut-off date.
  • Ensure all statutory returns are made to relevant authorities on time, e.g. HMRC, Pension Providers, P11Ds, P60's, EPS files etc.
  • Calculate holiday pay, SMP, SSP, SPP
  • Manage and process 3rd Party payments eg. Arrestments & Direct Earnings Attachments
  • Process payments for expenses and business mileage
  • Assist with Payroll audits as required.
  • Maintaining employees' information.
  • Maintain and update Time and Attendance system.
  • Complete month end journals and ledgers
  • Maintain employees' leave balances, ensuring they are aligned to local policies.
  • Resolve any Issues in a timely manner and escalating when required.
  • Maintaining electronic filing ensuring that folders are kept as streamlined as possible.
  • Proactively support a variety of projects.
  • Provide support and assistance to HR Department.
  • Provide back-up support for calculating weekly Agency workers hours & pay.
  • Provide support and assistance to Accounts Payment Department (holiday cover, sickness etc).
  • Problem solving - ability to identify and advise on improvements and efficiencies to be gained.


If this is something you’d be interested in hearing more about, please contact Richard Brown at Anderson Knight.