Payroll and Finance Administrator

This is a key role within the finance team, taking ownership for payroll and all related processes (approx. 40% of the time) and supporting the finance team in various capacities. 

The role holder is tasked with full ownership of the payroll function for the business. This includes preparation, input and verification of the business’s monthly payroll data for c150 employees, ensuring accurate and timely payments for employees, allowing proper control, improvement, and efficiency of the MLL’s payroll function. 

The role also requires high quality support across all other areas within the financial control team. This includes month end journals, balance sheet reconciliations, cash forecasting, AP, AR, bank postings and payments and credit control. 

Essential: 

• Experience of processing payroll - ideally in a standalone role
• Attention to detail
• Learns from their mistakes
• Effective communication at all levels within the business
• Strong MS excel – comfortable with more than just ‘simple’ formulas
• Well planned & organised
• Logical thinker to allow problem solving
• Great relationship building skills
• Ability to create &maintain process and policy considering the needs of the business

Desirable 

• Previous experience of using HiBob
• Experience of managing a range of employee benefits with a schedule of enrolment windows and methods
• Experience with Navision and Jet reports and advantage
• Power query / Power BI
• Part qualified AAT/CIMA/ACCA/CIPP