We are a busy accountancy firm with two offices and a rapidly expanding payroll and bookkeeping portfolio. We are looking to recruit a payroll administrator and bookkeeper to join our Exeter Office on a part or full time basis.
The role will be a split role with responsibilities as follows:
Payroll Administrator
You will have your own portfolio of clients and take on the responsibility of the end to end processing of these payrolls. This will include the running of weekly, monthly, and annual payrolls, auto-enrolment pensions and RTI.
Our payrolls are processed in Moneysoft and Xero. Experience of either of these programmes would be desirable, but not essential as full training can be given to the right candidate. Payroll qualifications are not required, but some previous payroll experience and a basic understanding of tax codes, national insurance and auto enrolment would be an advantage.
Responsibilities:
1. Processing weekly and monthly payrolls
2. Entering data to calculate SSP, SMP and SPP
3. Submitting RTI information to HMRC
4. Processing pensions (multiple providers) to include new starters, leavers and regular contributions
5. Calculating holiday pay
6. Liaising with clients, HMRC and pension providers
7. Providing administrative support to other members of the team if required
The ideal candidate will have:
1. Excellent attention to detail
2. Ability to prioritise own workload and use own initiative
3. Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
4. Basic knowledge of tax codes, NI calculations, pension contribution calculations
5. Experience of payroll processing - ideally in Moneysoft and XERO (not essential but an advantage)
6. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and other general computing skills (essential)
7. Good communication skills, a friendly telephone manner and be able to work as part of a team
Bookkeeper
The role would involve doing the bookkeeping and VAT returns for a number of our clients. This would mainly be done using Xero cloud based software.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Maintaining purchase ledgers
2. Bank reconciliations
3. Preparing VAT returns
4. Preparation of sales invoices
5. Preparing supplier payment runs
As a key member of the team, the successful candidate will work directly with the clients to maintain their financial records. Therefore, good interpersonal skills and organisation are both key.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Expected hours: 22.5 – 37.5 per week
Work Location: In person
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