Job Description

Berry Recruitment are looking for an enthusiastic payroll clerk for a Public Sector client based in Southampton. You will be responsible for the delivery of accurate payments to staff and police officers, both weekly and monthly.

Hours - Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Working in the office on start date, to collect kit and to get set up with all the applications, thereafter, will be working from home, and in the office on Thursdays.

Hourly Rate - \xc2\xa311.67 per hour

The role will require you to:

• Work within the guidelines of Service Delivery and Client policies and procedures, ensuring that Audit requirements are met at all times and deadlines are strictly adhered to

• Responsible for dealing effectively with queries from customers both internal and external, both by telephone or email,

• Reporting to the Payroll Manager for all aspects of payroll work

• Responsible for ensuring that all National or Local payroll changes are dealt with in accordance with requirements

• Verify written responses to queries from staff

• Validation of other payroll officer\xe2\x80\x99s temporary and permanent alterations to staff records.

• Ensure that all manual under/overpayments are valid and correctly calculated,

• Responsible for the completion of all basic payroll output for allocated payrolls and some higher-level activities under the direction of the Payroll or Service Manager.

• May be asked to undertake reconciliation of General Ledger postings,

Essential Skills

• The ability work in a team and build relationships with co-workers.

• A background in investigating and resolving complex pay queries.

• Understanding of PAYE, National Insurance

• Attention to detail.

• The ability to work flexibly, able to respond to increased pressure of work.

• A high-level knowledge of data-input completion

• Ability to prioritize workload.

• Experience of accurate data entry and validation of financial information

Desirable Skills

• background in payroll or finance

• NVQ 3 Qualification or equivalent level of experience in Payroll.

• Awareness of the law relating to payroll (i.e., employment rights and data protection)

• Experience of processing transactions on multi customer payrolls

• Standard Health & Safety manual handling skills

• The ability to Calculate Statutory and Non statutory deductions accurately and in accordance with the legal and organizational requirements.

• Previous experience of seeking and suggesting continual process improvements, when identified through daily processing.

This role requires a basic disclosure check and you must have a UK passport or indefinite leave to remain status.

If you think you are the right person for this role, please apply online.

For specific questions related to the role, contact Danielle @ Berry West Wickham on 0208-658-3020 for further information.

Please note, if you have not received an update within 5 working days, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person\'s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Berry Recruitment