Locum Payroll Advisor

Job Title: Locum Payroll Advisor

Fixed Term Contract (maternity leave cover)

Location: Basingstoke, UK - Hybrid working model

Application Deadline: 15th May 2025

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About the Role

We are looking for an experienced individual to take responsibility for the accurate processing of the payment of our employee salaries on time for our five in-house payrolls. You'll enjoy the production of monthly reports, journals and payments to third parties. You'll be an organised, proactive individual with the ability to work in a fast environment with lots of opportunity to make a difference.

This role can be located in our Basingstoke office on a hybrid working model. The position is offered on a full-time, fixed-term contract basis.

Role Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the input for employees for each payroll.
• Import data links from HR, amending as required.
• Management of statutory payments.
• Maintain Auto Enrolment compliance and reconcile pension contributions for each pension scheme.
• Management of the Payroll Inbox.
• Export, balance and re format reports from Payroll System to enable upload into our Accounts Package.
• Check and request payments for third parties.
• Set up any new reports from the payroll system when required.
• Reply to any queries from internal and external contacts and escalate if necessary.
• Check /calculate any manual payments that are required.
• Maintain all necessary payroll and benefit records required to comply with statutory regulations and for the effective execution of the payroll.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

Essential

• Experience of SD Worx payroll system would be advantageous.
• Experience of Workday HRIS.
• Strong demonstrable previous experience of working with complex payrolls
• Demonstrable experience of working in a multi-tasked and fast-paced environment with complex payrolls.
• Demonstrable experience of working within a team environment.
• Excellent knowledge of payroll legislation and implementation, including SMP/SHPP/SAP/SSP
• Excellent working knowledge of Windows based applications including MS Word and Excel
• Attention to detail; accurate
• Highly organised
• Able to work effectively in a pressurised environment and adhere to Company and statutory deadlines
• Confident and effective communication skills
• Good Team player.
• Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent

Desirable

• Payroll qualifications would be advantageous as would experience using Workday HRIS and SD Worx.

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Job Posting End Date:
1-05-2025