Anderson Knight are recruiting for a Payroll Officer to join an Accountancy Practice based in Govan. The role offers hybrid working and a competitive salary of £26-29,000 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.