Job Description:

Payroll Assistant (Part time) | £32,000-£35,000 pro rata | Preston & Hybrid | 20-30 hours | Great team and working culture | Fantastic benefits

Axon Moore are pleased to be working in partnership with a highly valued client in Preston as they recruit for an experienced Payroll specialist. This is a flexible and accommodating role which is being recruited on a part-time basis between 20-30 hours.

This role will be well suited to experienced payroll administrators who are seeking to achieve a more favourable work/life balance.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Collating monthly payroll data for circa 400 staff
• Resolving internal/external queries
• Reconciling payroll entries
• Ensure compliance with statutory benchmarks
• Calculating maternity/paternity pay
• Processing new starters and staff departures
• Administration of company benefits, overtime, commissions, etc.
• Maintenance of accurate employee records
• Reporting of pension data to scheme advisors
• Other ad-hoc duties

Required Skills and Experience:

• At least 2 years’ payroll experience
• Able to efficiently manage and organise their workload
• Microsoft Excel and Sage proficient
• Professionalism and confidentiality
• Keeping up to date with payroll practices and legislation
• A good understanding of PAYE, NI, RTI SMP, SSP and other HMRC statutory regulations
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Proactive and self-motivated in nature
• Able to work efficiently towards deadlines

Package and Benefits Include:

• Starting salary up to £35,000 pro rata
• Hybrid working
• Company pension scheme
• Staff sales/discounts
• Plus other additional benefits

“Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team at (url removed).” INDFIN