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Overview
Working as part of the Finance team within the Payroll department you will be responsible for processing the weekly payroll, providing value adding management information and the completion of submissions to authorities and other bodies.

This is an ideal position for someone looking to embark on a career in Payroll or to increase their payroll knowledge.

This is a full time position of 37.5 hours per week. Working days will be Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:00, with a one-hour unpaid lunch break.

Full on the job training will be provided and we are also able to consider training support for those wanting to gain professional qualifications in Payroll.

Who we are
apetito is the UK's leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK's largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities
Processing payroll to include:
Starter and Leaver processing
Processing of changes to employment details and personal details
Processing Statutory Sick Pay and Occupational Sick Pay
Processing Maternity and Paternity Pay and Leave
Checking, formatting and uploading of timesheets
Payroll calculation exception checking
Creation and submission of FPS files, Bacs files and Costing files
Completion of weekly reports
Resolution of employee queries
Processing of 3 rd party payments
Any other duties commensurate with the level of salary. About you
Essential:
GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English.
Previous experience of working within an office environment.
Previous experience of liaising with customers in both written and verbal formats.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook packages.
Able to demonstrate a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail. Desirable:
Part or fully AAT qualified.
Previous experience of working within a Payroll department.
Experience of using ResourceLink Payroll system.
Previous experience of working to strict deadlines.
Ability to use Microsoft Word and Excel to an advanced level. Personal Qualities:

Essential:
Team Player - able to work as part of a team taking time to understand your role and how you can assist other members of the team.
Upholds principles and values - delivers expected results whilst maintaining the highest standards, always ensuring internal procedures are followed.
Communicating - able to communicate clearly and fluently at all levels and express your opinion in a clear and constructive manner.
Planning and organisation - must be able to plan and organise daily/weekly tasks, prioritise appropriately and ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner.
Building relationships - able to build strong relationships with both internal and external customers. Desirable:
Adaptable to change - adapts to changes quickly and positively, accepts new ideas and looks for the positives in new situations.
Learning and development - makes use of day to day experiences to further their understanding of the role and looks to gain relevant training where possible.
Flexibility - adopts a flexible approach to working in order to cope with day to day setbacks and obstacles whilst maintaining a positive outlook.
Analytical - capable of analysing all forms of data including numerical and verbal in order to reach rational judgements from the information received. Able to form workable solutions to tasks and problems.
Self -sufficient - capable of managing your own workloads and achieving deadlines
Self -starter - enthusiastic to look for opportunities to improve processes, information and communication. Company Benefits
• Competitive salary - accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Our Values
As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK's most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.
Learn more about apetito's commitment to a more sustainable future .

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential