Payroll Specialist/Administrator and Bookkeeper - hybrid

MHR Consultancy Ltd undertakes multiple areas of accounting, including personal tax, statutory accounting, tax planning, management accounts, payroll and book-keeping. Due to growth, we are looking for a passionate individual to join the company.

* Payroll experience is an essential criteria for this position, applicants without this experience will be deemed unsuitable. Please do not apply should you not meet this criteria.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll (70% of duties) 

• To support an allocated set of clients
• Collate timesheets and input all relevant information relating to payroll on a monthly basis - including but not limited to, hours, rates of pay, starters, leavers, tax forms, contract changes, sickness absence into IRIS payroll software
• Professionally liaise with clients regarding changes and general advice
• Process SMP and SSP etc. as well as advising clients of processes, figures etc.
• Year-end process
• Pension and auto enrolment
• Maintaining The Pension Regulator database (re-enrolments etc.)
• Dealing with procedural queries from clients and their employees
• Setting up new pension schemes for employers where required
• Re-enrolment of pension scheme

Bookkeeper (30% of duties)

• Processing client paperwork received electronically via email, via AutoEntry or hard copies into Sage/Xero or QuickBooks
• Supplier invoices
• Customer invoices (not raised directly in software)
• Bank reconciliations
• Credit Control and liaising with clients over unpaid debt.
• Reconciliation of supplier accounts and liaising with clients re any issues
• Undertake any other reasonable management request in relation to the role

Experience required

Essential

• Experience in Payroll administration, including SMP/SSP rules and basic understanding of "Auto-Enrolment/Workplace Pensions"
• Confident with of IRIS Payroll systems (Bureau and/or Staffology)
• Attention to detail.
• Proficient Microsoft office skills
• Ability to prioritise tasks and effectively manage own time.
• Experience in Book-keeping (Supplier/Customer invoicing/bank reconciliations) on Sage or Xero or QuickBooks

Preferable

• Experience of processing "re-enrolments" with The Pensions Regulator and setting up new schemes
• Credit control

Hours and pay

• Initially 15 hours per week with possibility this will rise to 20 hours a week within a few months. Some flexibility between hours per day may be possible provided it fits with client requirements.
• Rate of pay - £22k per annum FTE rising to £24k per annum FTE after three months’ probation.
• Initially the role would be office based (Farnborough) but option to work from home after a short period is possible.
• Driving licence and access to a car essential
• Holiday pay is 25 days per annum plus bank holidays but pro-rated for the number of hours/days worked
• DBS check (MHR cost) will be performed upon appointment.