Payroll Supervisor / Senior Payroller

​Based in Wakefield I am working with a successful business recruiting a Payroll Supervisor to assist in overseeing a small payroll team of c6 staff members, the role is mixture of staff leadership / management whilst still playing a proactive part in day to day payroll processing responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities are to include but not exclusive to:

• Oversee the day to day running of a small payroll function

• Implementing and managing monthly payroll for external clients

• Responsible for managing all deductions and statutory compliance (SSP, SMP, SPP, Tax & NI)

• Preparation of reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and non-taxable salaries

• Monitoring, calculating and reporting on weekly holiday entitlements

• Resolving payroll discrepancies by collecting and analysing data

• Providing technical payroll information by answering queries from clients

• Reconciling payroll to operational and accounting systems

• Dealing with HMRC correspondence enquiries

• Maintaining external employee records in accordance with company policy and GDPR

• Responsible for processing starters and leavers

• Responsible for calculating deductions, contractual changes and bonuses

• Ensuring that P45s, P11ds and P60s are administered correctly

• Responsible for managing and accounting for all pension contributions

• Act as a key contact with the payroll software provider

The ideal individual with have the following skills and experience:

• Prior experience in a Senior / Supervisor level appointment in Payroll

• Management, training and leadership of Payroll team previously

• Understanding of PAYE, NI deductions and salary exchange

• Strong IT skills with good working knowledge of MS Excel

• Excellent excel including pivot tables and ‘v’ look-ups

• Excellent numeracy and analytical skills

• Responding to benefits queries processed through the payroll (pension, healthcare, childcare vouchers)

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years’ experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function, from finance administrators through to senior Finance Director appointments. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy jobs or accountancy recruitment; finance jobs or finance recruitment.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within seven days please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.