Practice - Payroll Adviser

Location Blackburn
Discipline: Accounting
Contact name: Carly Dunn

Contact email: carly@supreme-ss.com
Job ref: 4849

Payroll Adviser  

Location: Blackburn 
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent (Monday to Friday) 
Salary: Depending on experience  

About the Practice: 
We are working with a vibrant, dynamic and award-winning firm of Chartered Accountants and business advisers, with offices in Blackburn and Bury and a hub in Burnley, covering East Lancashire, Greater Manchester and beyond. 

The role in brief:

Who they are looking for:

  • This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has a minimum of 3-4 years’ experience in the bureau industry. Due to the fast-paced environment being deadline and process driven, you will need to think and act fast whilst maintaining accuracy and a high customer service experience. 

What the role involves: 

  • To collect and enter high volumes of payroll data, supplied by clients, into Payroll software to meet deadlines. 

  • To ensure all security and confidentiality policies are adhered to. 

  • To ensure a high standard of processing whilst working efficiently and to tight deadlines. 

  • To assist in the processing and calculation of net pay, for each employee on a client’s payroll, using either computer software, or manually, applying the rules and tables supplied by HMRC. 

  • To notify clients of amounts due to HMRC. 

  • To assist in the production, for transmission via BACS on the relevant dates, of net pay details to the correct bank accounts. 

  • To assist in balancing payroll figures to produce all relevant month and year end reports for each client. 

  • To assist with the transmission to HMRC, via RTI (Real Time Information), forms P45, P46, FPS and EPS returns. 

  • To ensure timeliness of downloads from HMRC and pension providers about tax codes, Student Loan notices and opt out dates. 

  • To ensure appropriate records are kept and recorded appropriately. 

  • To maintain an awareness of and can adapt to changes in legislation affecting payroll processing and PAYE in general. 

  • To assist in the auto-enrolment process for clients, by understanding the legislation, creating reports via our payroll software and liaising with pensions providers. 

  • To liaise with HM Revenue and Customs, DWP and other associated bodies. 

  • To have an awareness of CIS, the deadlines and responsibilities required 

Your development 

  • Our client provides a complementary range of learning opportunities to ensure that you maximize your potential in areas such as becoming a trusted adviser, how to network, presentation skills etc with opportunities for progression around the firm. These will comprise personal effectiveness as well as your technical skills. 

  • They have 6 monthly performance review conversations to ensure your development is on track, as well as optional monthly 1-2-1s. You will also work with a mentor. 

  • They also encourage you to get involved in wider firm initiatives and have your say on how we can progress on our journey towards being the best North-West firm of finance professionals. 

  • Opportunity to complete your CIPP should you wish is also something we could look to support you with 

Your attributes: As well as experience in the payroll bureau industry, they'd like you to be: 

  • Keen to play an active role in a dynamic team and willing to contribute to the success of the team and the firm. 

  • Passionate about providing great client service. 

  • Great at communicating with people at all levels – face to face and in writing. 

  • Positive and good at using your initiative 

  • Good at working under pressure. 

  • Motivated and well organized. 

  • Able to work as a team player and assist others whilst also being able to work on your own. 

Benefits:

  • 25 days’ holiday per annum + bank holidays 

  • Office closedown over Winter Break 

  • Flexible Easter Break, to account for other religious festivals 

  • On site free parking 

  • Employer pension contribution of 8%, 

  • Death in service life cover of 4 x salary 

  • Income protection scheme 

  • Weekly flexi time 

  • Agreed overtime 

  • Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay 

  • Flexible benefits (salary sacrifice) scheme including a range of benefits such as private medical insurance, extra holidays, electric car scheme etc 

  • Hybrid working 

  • Full technical and soft skills training and support 

  • Recruitment incentive scheme 

  • Cycle to work scheme 

  • Employee well-being portal 

  • Access to the WeCare app that offers health, well-being, financial and legal support 

  • Dress for your day policy and dress down Fridays 

  • Paid sick leave 

  • Extensive learning & development opportunities and study support 

  • Firm wide success bonus based on the achievement of certain financial metric(s). 

  • Access to Dashlane password manager for you + 9 of your family and friends 

  • Fee-free service to whole of market mortgage and insurance advice 

  • Access to Able Futures support, a Mental Health Support Service 


For more information, please contact the below:  


Amy Doumbia 
Talent Partner 
T: 07842 313 876 
E: amy@supreme-ss.com