Apprentice Payroll Assistant

Summary

Girling & Co, in Ruddington are seeking an enthusiastic Payroll Apprentice to their dynamic team. This position offers a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to start a career, providing practical experience. You will process payroll, issue payslips, create reports, use Sage and be supported to achieve a level 3 qualification with EMA.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Payroll administrator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 23 October
Duration: 1 Year 3 Months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Processes company’s payroll every pay period
Maintain payroll processing system and records by gathering, calculating, and inputting data
Computes employee take-home pay based on time records, benefits, and taxes
Answers staff questions about wages, deductions, attendance, and time records
Receives and coordinates requests for leave and other absences
Handle changes in exemptions, job status, and job titles
Adhere to payroll policies and procedures and complies with relevant HMRC laws and regulations
Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies in timesheets and payroll records
Honour confidentiality of employees’ pay records
Complete payroll reports for record-keeping purposes, managerial and client review
Calculating PAYE taxes as well as National Insurance contributions
Perform the distribution of wages through production of online or email payslips and sending of information of net pay amounts to clients for the direct transfers to employees’ bank accounts
Submission of the Workplace Pension Scheme data for each employer and submit to the relevant pension provider of the deductions of the contributions from the employer’s bank account

Where you’ll work

16 ALDWYCH CLOSE

ARNOLD

NOTTINGHAM

NG5 9PP

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

EMA TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Payroll administrator (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

gather, analyse and process payroll data and information

resolve different types of queries that may be presented from payroll customers such as employees, clients, management, explaining and documenting responses

deal with complaints, following processes and escalating complex situations

meet client or customer needs in line with service level agreements

provide customer service using agreed systems and processes, taking ownership for work applying agreed processes for checking

adhere to deadlines and process schedules both internal and statutory, mitigating the impact on the business, employees and clients of deadlines not being met by reprioritising tasks when dealing with conflicting or changing demands

select appropriate media for communication etc recognising the advantages and risks related to each method

escalate concerns relating to deadlines in a timely manner, suggesting solutions

use the appropriate communication media for each stakeholder for each situation. Examples may include ‘phone, face-to-face, email and letters, communicating and engaging professionally, accurately and appropriately, respecting the principles of data protection and confidentiality

Build and maintain trust and sound relationships with stakeholders to deliver quality payroll services

develop and maintain strong working relationships with team colleagues, supporting and collaborating to achieve results, seeking advice when appropriate within parameters of the role

use computerised payroll software and spreadsheet packages such as MS Excel

use systems and processes to support the payroll function. Examples may include the provision of accounting information and the Real Time Information submissions to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC)