Payroll Executive - Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited : Job Details

Payroll Executive - ReadingPermanent, Full-TimeNegotiable + Excellent Flexible BenefitsWe are a well-established and growing top 15 Accountancy firm with a strong reputation for providing a high-quality service, with areas of technical expertise in the following areas: Corporate Business, Non-Profit, Pension Funds, Professional Practice, and Private Clients.We are currently looking for a Payroll Executive to join our dedicated Payroll team in the central Reading office. The role is full-time and permanent.You will be allocated your own portfolio of clients and will be responsible for the day-to-day processing of weekly and monthly payrolls, including starters, leavers, personal changes, holiday pay, statutory payments and making BACS payments via the payroll software. You will be supported by the existing members of the payroll team and between your service in excess of 220 clients.To be considered, you will have a minimum of 3 years' payroll experience within a professional practice environment. Knowledge of RTI and Auto Enrolment is essential, as well as the ability to understand and break down payslips and re-perform tax calculations manually. Experience of IRIS Payroll Professional is preferable but not essential. Good time management skills are required, as well as excellent PC skills, including Excel and Word.You must have exceptional customer service and communication skills as you will be dealing with queries from clients via e-mail and telephone. Your communication and relationship building must be to a very high standard as we pride ourselves on providing a high level of service to our clients at all time.Essential Requirements are:

• Extensive experience in running payrolls from start to finish, including all statutory calculations, RTI and year-end
• Dealing with multiple/complex payrolls
• Excellent communication skills to liaise with clients/HMRC
• You must be hands-on, proactive, with attention to detail, someone who can create a process and then drive it forward.
• Strong team player
• CIPP qualification preferred, but not essential.
• Experience of IRIS Payroll Professional would be an advantage; training will be given.

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