Payroll Assistant Apprentice

Summary

Gorilla Events have an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Assistant to join our busy team. Working alongside our Accounts Manager you will be required to assist in all round accounting duties to support a fast paced and rewarding business. This role also offers flexible working hours.

Annual wage: £15,000 a year
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Training course: Payroll administrator (level 3)
Hours: 4 day working week, with flexible working hours
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 4 November
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

From our Nottingham HQ you will report into our Accounts Manager who has a busy and expanding workload. You will be responsible for the process of our payroll, alongside investigating and resolving any payroll discrepancies.

Main duties include:

Review and verify timesheets for all employees
Prompt managers for timesheet authorisations where necessary
Communicate and discuss any payroll inconsistencies with relevant managers
Calculate pay according to hours work and incorporating lieu, holiday and overtime
Manage relevant pay deductions such as tax and national insurance
Schedule and run multiple pay runs
Maintain payroll records by updating pay rates, employee status changes where necessary
Manage payroll queries and complaints
Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies
Prepare and submit payroll reports to accounts manager

Where you’ll work

GORILLA EVENTS LTD

RIVERSIDE OFFICES

MEADOW LANE

NOTTINGHAM

NG2 3HQ

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)