Payroll and Accounts Assistant

A well established business located in Croydon are currently seeking an experienced Payroll and Accounts Assistant to join their team on a permanent basis.

The successful candidate's responsibilities will include:
* Processing weekly Payroll for 20+ employees and assisting with 120+ employees Payroll.
o Setting up new starters.
o Pension admin.
o Processing leavers and issuing the P45's.
o Dealing with attachment of earnings orders and other deductions.
o Processing wages, overtime, bonuses, holiday pay and weekly expenses.
o Processing SMP, SPP and SSP.
o Dealing with and resolving wage queries.
o Review submitted timesheets.
o Weekly submission to HMRC and pension provider.

* Processing journals to nominal ledger and cost centres of SAGE 200.
* Analysing credit card statements and processing journals.
* Monthly expenses for salaried staff - Processing bank payments to nominal ledger and cost centres.
* Purchase ledger duties.
* Processing invoice and credit notes.
* Reconcile monthly sales and assist with the production of monthly accounts.
* Intercompany invoicing.
* Processing supplier invoices and reconciling against statements.
* Analysing and managing specific accounts.
* General office administration - Answering external calls and emails.
* Covering other members of team in absence.

Essential requirements -
* Payroll experience.
* Problem solving ability and ability to improve processes.
* High level of attention to detail.
* High level of organisational and communication skills.
* Working knowledge of Excel.
* Knowledge and understanding of legislation and rules such as Tax payments and exemption.

Desired requirements -
* Lives locally to Croydon.
* SAGE 200 and SAGE Payroll experience.

The company are offering a very competitive benefits package, some of which include:
* Salary of £20,000 to £25,000 (depending on experience)
* Parking and close to train station.
* Social working hours of 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday.
* Annual leave of 25 days per annum + bank holidays.
* Accident and death in service benefit.
* Pension scheme after 3 months service.
* Private medical insurance on completion of 1 years service with discounted rates for partner and family members.



Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role.