Payroll Officer

£25,000 - £30,000 per annum

Woolstone, Milton Keynes

Ascendant Recruitment are working with a prestigious charity with offices in Milton Keynes. As the Payroll officer, you will report into the HR Business Partner and be ultimately responsible processing all payrolls on a monthly basis, ensuring statutory and company reporting requirements are met.

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Responsibility for the payroll process for the UK from start to finish, including reconciliations for HMRC, preparing reconciliations and all associated HMRC paperwork
Manage payments for court orders, Union, and CSA's
Prepare end of year returns for HMRC
Manage deductions for childcare vouchers
Process all aspects of benefit schemes
Administer the pension scheme and undertake any compensation benefits projects.We are looking for someone with:

An understanding of UK payroll legislation and good working knowledge of 'best practices'
Ability to work with confidentiality and knowledge of GDPR
Excellent communication skills with a highly engaging and collaborative working style.
Self-motivation and be an enthusiastic individual
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
Sage experience advantageous
Demonstratable experience in a busy payroll settingIf you feel you have what it takes, please apply today because we'd love to hear from you!

Date Advertised: 15th September 2020

WE WOULD PREFER YOUR CV IN WORD FORMAT

Ascendant Recruitment is one of Milton Keynes and Northampton's leading recruitment companies, with PA/Administration, Customer Service, Human Resources, Finance and Temporary divisions. Ascendant Recruitment operates as an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and an Employment Business for temporary recruitment. For more information on our current vacancies please visit and like/follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn