Payroll Administrator/Bookkeeper – Manchester

£23,000 to £25,000

Due to continued growth, our client, a large firm of Chartered Accountants based in Manchester City Centre have a new requirement for an experienced Payroll and Accounts Administrator to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.

Working as part of a team, you will manage a portfolio of clients and be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of payroll and bookkeeping.

Responsibilities:

Payroll

• Setting up new starters and processing leavers
• Ensuring employee information is kept up to day and accurate
• Calculating statutory payments and deductions manually for queries
• Acting as first line support for any payroll related qureries
• Reconciliation, maintenance and uploading pension scheme information
• Issuing of payslips

Accounts

• Completing reconciliations and adjustments to produce accurate information
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns under various VAT schemes and advising clients of the liabilities
• Posting and scanning invoices
• Completing accounts to trial balance
• Other ad hoc duties as required

Experience Required

• Previous experience processing payroll
• Experience preparing accounts to trial balance
• A background within practice/bureau is beneficial but not essential
• Strong knowledge of current payroll legislation
• High level of accuracy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Previous use of Sage and Xero is beneficial

Employee Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Continued working from home (3 days office based)
• 23 days holiday, increasing with service
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Salary Sacrifice