Payroll Trainee

We are looking for a graduate or school leaver to join us as a Payroll Trainee, with full support in completing a professional qualification with CIPP.
The role
The candidate will be allocated their own portfolio of clients, processing multiple payrolls and the role will involve:

• Process all payrolls from start to finish
• Starters, Leavers and Permanent data changes
• Process variable data from clients
• Manage multiple deadlines for variable data and managing clients throughout their pay cycle
• Report processing and sending to clients
• Liaise with client and dealing with salary queries
• Completing monthly pension returns
• Dealing with queries from the client and HM Revenue & Customs
• Processing and calculating statutory payments such as SMP, SSP etc.
• Manually calculating pro-rata payments such as holiday pay, hourly/daily rates of pay etc.
• Keeping abreast of new legislation, supporting the team implement new procedures
• Ad hoc tasks as required

You will have the chance to grow, as well as receive managerial support, and you can expect your responsibilities to increase throughout your time with us. You will work in a friendly and progressive environment.
The team
Our team in Peterborough advises a wide range of commercial businesses, private individuals and not-for-profit organisations throughout the UK. We have strong links with the professional and financial community in Peterborough and the surrounding area.
Our client base is diverse and features large international groups, as well as UK head quartered owner-managed, middle market and smaller businesses, across a number of sectors, including private and landed estate clients.
We work with our clients to create integrated, cross service line solutions for both their businesses and personal financial affairs. In other cases, we apply our expertise to their specific concerns, often working alongside other professionals in the process.
The successful candidate shall join a busy payroll department of ten (one director, one manager, two assistant managers, five payroll seniors, one semi-seniors). The team work cohesively and support each other in order to achieve client demands.
The office
Our Peterborough is based in Lynchwood Business Park, with free parking and close access to the A1 Motorway. We also have bus routes that are a 2 minute walk away from the office.
You
Applicants must have good GCSE results with a minimum B or above in English Language and Maths.
You will also have good IT skills, with the ability to quickly learn new software i.e. payroll software
Salary/benefits

• 35-hour working week with flexibility around the core hours of 10am-4pm
• Paid overtime or time off in lieu (pre-approved and only where required).
• Working from home allowance of £25 a month.
• Eligibility for the firm’s Profit-Sharing Plan that runs from October to September each year. The scheme enables staff to share in the profits of the firm. Payment is usually c£1,000 for the full year. Paid in December.
• Salary reviews annually in October.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with an additional day added after each years’ service.
• In addition, under the flexible benefits programme, employees are entitled to buy or sell up to five days (35 hours) holiday a year, subject to staff partner approval.
• Six-month probationary period.
• Life assurance cover of four times salary
• Access to a number of additional benefits with preferential rates under the flexible benefit programme, which include; health cash plans, health screening/GP support, critical illness cover, dental and travel insurance, Techscheme, Cyclescheme, Gymflex and a Workplace ISA). More information will be provided on joining.

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Job Type: Permanent