Finance Assistant / Payroll

Work as part of the finance team to ensure departmental objectives are met and all work meets audit standards.

Hours of work are Monday to Thursday 0830 - 1700 & Friday 0830 - 1600 (would consider part time / 30hrs per week)

We offer great benefits such as:
no Bank holiday working and we have a Christmas shutdown.

A range of employee rewards and recognition each month.

Apprenticeships and personal development plans to help you grow your career, Here at ABP we have a great focus to help you grow and develop.

Please note this role is an office based role and no hybrid or home working due to the nature of the role.

Preparing the monthly payroll file for Financial controller`s approval, in line with audit criteria

Ensuring FPS/EPS submissions are sent to HMRC

Sending payments for PAYE and third-party payments

Completion of month end reports

Complete and report national statistics surveys

Produce the daily factory labour report

Monthly reconciliations

Investigating and resolving discrepancies with payroll

Processing business expense returns

Processing invoices, reconciling delivery notes to invoices received and purchase orders

Verifying/processing agency timesheet

Time & attendance maintenance and reporting in line with working time regulations

AD-HOC tasks as requested to support the wider team

Supporting the financial team with site audits

Ensure statement reconciliations are complete to specified deadlines
Ensuring Payroll is completed to the monthly deadline

Management and maintenance of the site payroll system

Processing statuary payments: Sick pay, maternity pay, paternity pay

Calculating additional payments such as overtime, responsibility pay and average holiday

Working along side HR to ensure processing of new starters, leavers and change of details on to payroll systems and any supporting factor systems

Focus on attention to detail and maintaining high standards

To have a positive outlook and can do approach

Proactive, dynamic and self motivational with the ability to deliver results in a fast paced, pressurised environment

Ability to work to regular deadlines

Ability to challenge others in a professional and constructive manner

Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to take direction

Ideally to be at an intermediate user level of excel or working towards this level.

Computer literate including Microsoft Office and inhouse computer systems

Ideally a working knowledge of payroll, however, this can be taught if stronger on the Finance Assistant skills and looking to learn payroll.