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Anderson Knight are recruiting for a Payroll Assistant to join their client based in Lanark. The role offers hybrid working and a competitive salary of £30-33,000 per annum.

Duties & responsibilities:

* Administer Payroll, completing from start to end, ensuring that all employees are paid on time and correctly.

* To accurately input and process all relevant data required for Payroll, including, salaries, overtime/shift/call-out payments, bonuses, benefit deductions, voluntary deductions, maternity/paternity allowances, sickness.

* Manage all leave of absence requests (maternity, paternity, adoption, parental leave, unpaid leave, and jury service).

* Provide day to day Payroll and administration support in a timely and accurate manner, dealing with all queries raised.

* Process Advances and salary payments for changes received beyond cut-off date.

* Ensure all statutory returns are made to relevant authorities on time, e.g. HMRC, Pension Providers, P11Ds, P60's, EPS files etc.

* Calculate holiday pay, SMP, SSP, SPP

* Manage and process 3rd Party payments eg. Arrestments & Direct Earnings Attachments

* Process payments for expenses and business mileage

* Assist with Payroll audits as required.

* Maintaining employees' information.

* Maintain and update Time and Attendance system.

* Complete month end journals and ledgers

* Maintain employees' leave balances, ensuring they are aligned to local policies.

* Resolve any Issues in a timely manner and escalating when required.

* Maintaining electronic filing ensuring that folders are kept as streamlined as possible.

* Proactively support a variety of projects.

* Provide support and assistance to HR Department.

* Provide back-up support for calculating weekly Agency workers hours & pay.

* Provide support and assistance to Accounts Payment Department (holiday cover, sickness etc).

* Problem solving - ability to identify and advise on improvements and efficiencies to be gained.

If this is something you’d be interested in hearing more about, please contact Richard Brown at Anderson Knight