Job Description

The Affinity Group is a vibrant, diverse and growing group of professional services companies, representing a wealth of opportunity for ambitious individuals looking to be a part of our journey. Our sociable team has grown to 90+ people spread across multiple offices, with our Head Office being based in Ferndown Industrial Estate.

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Officer to join our payroll team in our Ferndown office.

About the job

The Payroll Officer takes responsibility in processing multiple client payrolls and their pension administration, ensuring that all related tasks are processed accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with legislation. The Payroll Officer maintains strong client relationships, resolves payroll and workplace pension related queries, and contributes to the department's service excellence. Support to our Umbrella Payroll Team will also be required at times.

Your key responsibilities would include:

Process weekly, fortnightly, and monthly payrolls.

Ensure all RTI submissions, pension auto-enrolment tasks, and statutory requirements are completed accurately and on time.

Communicate professionally with clients to obtain, verify, and update payroll information.

Act on and respond to HMRC PAYE queries.

Support the completion of year-end submissions, including P60s and Benefit in Kind reporting.

Maintain accurate records and controls across all payroll systems.

Support peers and junior team members by sharing knowledge and help to resolve queries.

Where required, build and upload payroll journals for accounting and bookkeeping systems.

Support our Umbrella Payroll Team with processing tasks as required.

About you

The ideal candidate will be someone who has a background in the financial services industry, who has relevant experience in a payroll department. A successful applicant needs to be approachable, knowledgeable, and professional, with a proactive approach to help shape and refine our ever-evolving service to clients. Some desirable skills include:

Experience within a payroll environment

Hold CIPP (or equivalent) qualifications

A strong background in customer/client service and the drive to go above and beyond to provide an exceptional service

Competent and able to use Microsoft packages

Enjoy working in a dynamic and fast paced office environment

A strong communicator with a high level of professionalism, attention to detail and accuracy

Commercially aware and able to understand the business impact of your role and actions

Self-motivated and proactive, confident and well organised

Aligned with our core values of putting clients first, thinking big, working as a team and acting with integrity

We deal with financial services and the financial records of our clients, so the professionalism and integrity of our client facing teams is incredibly important.

Salary and benefits

We expect our people to work hard, and in return, we take care of them, offering some excellent staff benefits including:

25 days holiday from day 1 (plus the option to buy and sell holiday)

Duvet days

Company pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Free lunch Friday once a month

A great social calendar with regular activities, office-based events, and parties twice a year

Free Financial advice (pensions, mortgages, investments etc)

Referral programme

Our core hours are

9am-5.15pm Monday to Friday

and this job is full-time and permanent. Part-time considered with desirable experience.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Office-based

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Work Location: Ferndown

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to 26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Casual dress Company events Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Employee discount Free parking Gym membership On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person