We are recruiting for an experienced Accounts Assistant with Payroll knowledge to join a busy and well-established finance team based in the Gillingham area of North Dorset, Near Shaftesbury/Wincanton.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Accounts Assistant who has an interest in, or ideally solid experience with, Payroll. Working as part of the finance team, and a Payroll team of 2, you will take responsibility for supporting the monthly payroll process while also playing a key role across the wider accounts function.

Working closely with the Head of Finance and Financial Controller, you will be responsible for ensuring the payroll is processed accurately, efficiently and on time, while also helping to improve payroll processes and procedures as well as undertake finance duties!

The Accounts/ Payroll Job Role

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Within a team of 2 managing the end-to-end monthly payroll process, including starters, leavers, salary changes, overtime, bonuses, deductions and absence
• Processing Benefits in Kind (BIK) through Sage 50 Payroll, including company cars, private healthcare and health cash schemes
• Completing payroll reconciliations and resolving discrepancies
• Preparing and posting payroll journals
• Administering auto-enrolment pensions, including submissions and reporting
• Managing attachment of earnings orders and cycle-to-work schemes
• Maintaining accurate employee payroll records
• Administering annual leave records
• Responding to payroll queries from employees, HR and Finance
• Producing and analysing payroll and Time & Attendance reports
• Administering the Attendance system
• Supporting year-end payroll activities and statutory reporting
• Ensuring compliance with payroll legislation, GDPR and internal controls
• Identifying opportunities to improve, simplify and automate payroll processes
• General Accountancy Support duties to the wider team eg support month-end reporting, journals, EU VAT data and ad hoc finance projects.

About you as a Payroller / Accounts Assistant

• Some experience supporting an accounts or busy payroll environment
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, data manipulation and analysis
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work confidently with large volumes of data
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• An interest in technology, automation and improving processes
• You’ll be someone who takes pride in getting things right

Why join?

• Salary £30,000-£37,500 (salary flexible if someone has more experience) please still do apply! + BONUS 
• Pension enhanced contribution
• Gym Membership
• Life Assurance
• Health care
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days holidays + birthday + BH
• Retail discounts
• Bonus potential
• Please note this is an 100% office based role

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive finance team where you’ll have genuine responsibility across both payroll and accounts, with the opportunity to develop your skills and contribute to improving processes and systems.

If you’re an experienced Accounts Assistant with some knowledge or lots of Payroll experience please apply! Payroll Administrator, Payroll Assistant, Payroll Specialist or Payroll & Accounts Assistant ideally living near to Gillingham in North Dorset - Near Shaftesbury looking for your next opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.

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