Anderson Knight are recruiting for a Payroll Assistant to join their client based in Lanark. The role offers hybrid working and a competitive salary of £30-33,000 per annum. Duties & responsibilities: Administer Payroll, completing from start to end, ensuring that all employees are paid on time and correctly. To accurately input and process all relevant data required for Payroll, including, salaries, overtime/shift/call-out payments, bonuses, benefit deductions, voluntary deductions, maternity/paternity allowances, sickness. Manage all leave of absence requests (maternity, paternity, adoption, parental leave, unpaid leave, and jury service). Provide day to day Payroll and administration support in a timely and accurate manner, dealing with all queries raised. Process Advances and salary payments for changes received beyond cut-off date. Ensure all statutory returns are made to relevant authorities on time, e.g. HMRC, Pension Providers, P11Ds, P60's, EPS files etc. Calculate holiday pay, SMP, SSP, SPP Manage and process 3rd Party payments eg. Arrestments & Direct Earnings Attachments Process payments for expenses and business mileage Assist with Payroll audits as required. Maintaining employees' information. Maintain and update Time and Attendance system. Complete month end journals and ledgers Maintain employees' leave balances, ensuring they are aligned to local policies. Resolve any Issues in a timely manner and escalating when required. Maintaining electronic filing ensuring that folders are kept as streamlined as possible. Proactively support a variety of projects. Provide support and assistance to HR Department. Provide back-up support for calculating weekly Agency workers hours & pay. Provide support and assistance to Accounts Payment Department (holiday cover, sickness etc). Problem solving - ability to identify and advise on improvements and efficiencies to be gained. If this is something you’d be interested in hearing more about, please contact Richard Brown at Anderson Knight.