Payroll Assistant

Here at Peacocks we have a fantastic opportunity for Payroll Assistant to join our Payroll team based at our Head Office in Cardiff

If you would like to be part of a forward-thinking business and have a job with excellent career prospects, we would love to hear from you.
As well as being part of an exciting and dynamic team you will also have the opportunity to gain an industry recognised qualification within your first 18 months if you wish to do so.
The role ensures that employees (on the payroll(s) for which you are directly responsible) are paid correctly, on time, and in line with statutory legislation.
Responsibilities/ Objectives:

1. Check electronic starter/leaver/change forms received from branches and manual forms from Head Office
2. Upload weekly/monthly hours from branches
3. Calculate and process SSP/SMP/SPP/SAP
4. Download and check Tax Codes/Student loans from the Inland Revenue
5. Check and enter P46/P45 tax forms
6. Complete benefit forms / Mortgage references
7. Deal with monthly payroll of 6,000 colleagues
8. Isle of Man Payroll/Guernsey Payroll/ Eire Payroll
9. Process data to strict EWM timetable deadlines ensuring that all data received in payroll is accurate and ready for uploading by the EWM Payroll team
10. Check trial run data that has been imputed by the EWM payroll team and communicate any errors back for corrections to be made.
11. Stop any necessary BACS payments
12. Checking and paying over of AOE/CSA order deductions
13. Checking and paying over of voluntary deductions
14. Liaise with branches / Head Office colleagues
15. Deal with any payroll queries as they arise from colleagues or 3rd party via telephone, E-mail & post
16. Run any necessary reports required by other departments in Excel
17. Open post & filing