Trainee Payroll Administrator

We are looking for an organised and conscientious payroll trainee to complement our successful team. We are looking for longevity of service to enable consistency of contact for our clients, and to enable the candidate to develop their role to an Payroll Assistant, and then potentially a Payroll Client Manager over time.

We will consider a Payroll Apprenticeship but this is not a pre-requisite, if an Apprenticeship route is followed then the Formal Government Apprenticeship Levels will be confirmed in due course, and the training will take place with an approved training provider either on site, at a college or online, timing and length of training to be confirmed.

The candidate would be initially involved in the following work: -
• Assisting with the processing of weekly, monthly and four weekly payroll
• Dealing with payroll clients queries
• Learning about numerous aspects of employment legislation
• Dealing with pension-auto-enrolment obligations
• Dealing with HMRC
• Dealing with The Pension Regulator
• Assisting with the preparation of Construction Industry Returns
• Deadline management
• Data entry
• Dealing with leavers calculations

We would measure success in this role on a number of things to include: -
• Productivity and Efficiency
• Ability to learn and expand abilities, while supporting senior staff

General Experience and Personal Attributes: -
• Ability to clearly and professionally communicate with clients
• On the telephone
• Letter writing
• Emails

Desired Personal Qualities: -
• Personable and good communication and telephone manner – Will have client contact
• Sociable
• Organised with a eye for detail – We strive for consistency and control to give a professional and proactive service
• Willing to learn
• Accuracy
• Good with numbers
• Can learn software
• Confident
• Work well under pressure

Desired Qualifications: -
• English and Maths to GCSE Level 4 or 5 or equivalent