Practice - Trainee Payroll Administrator

Location Eastleigh
Discipline: Accounting
Contact name: Carly Dunn

Contact email: carly@supreme-ss.com
Job ref: 4475

Trainee Payroll Administrator  

Hours: Full-Time
Salary: 24k-28k depending on experience

This firm are a professional, friendly and dynamic accountancy practice based in Chandlers Ford, Southampton. They employ over 70 people in a wide variety of job roles and have excellent opportunities for highly motivated, dedicated, and talented people. 

At this firm, they place great emphasis on developing their staff and equipping you with the skills to succeed at everything you do whether that be taking part in our 6 a side football or netball teams or meeting their clients’ needs. 

The Ideal Candidate:  

  • This role requires a candidate with ideally 2 years previous payroll experience (bureau experience not essential). 
  • Will have excellent attention to detail 
  • Willing to listen and learn, with a 'can do’ attitude 
  • Ability to work on their own initiative, organised and accurate 
  • A good communicator with whom colleagues and clients like to work with 
  • Ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines 
  • Able to work under pressure 
  • Competent using Microsoft Office packages and previous knowledge of Payroll Software. 


Summary of Key Responsibilities: 

  • To prepare and run weekly/monthly clients payroll, accurately and within the given time scales on IRIS Payroll Professional or Staffology software. 
  • Complete payroll journal for posting to Nominal Ledger as and when required. 
  • To complete monthly & annual returns to the HMRC (FPS, EPS and EYUs) 
  • Deduct pension contributions and make pension payments to the pension provider, setting up auto enrolment services as and when required. 
  • To deal efficiently and sympathetically with internal and external (clients and HMRC) payroll queries in a professional and timely manner. 
  • Provide accurate and meaningful internal and external reports upon request. 
  • Prepare letters for clients, informing them of their PAYE liabilities. 
  • Set up new payrolls on IRIS Payroll Professional or Staffology as appropriate. 
  • Provide clients with technical guidance on payroll and auto enrolment queries. 
  • Support more junior team members with queries. 


Why Them: 

  • Friendly and collaborative office 
  • 20 days plus 8 bank holidays, further entitlement will accrue of one day per additional years’ service up to 25 days 
  • Full Study Support with opportunities to progress (where appropriate) 
  • Contributory Pension Scheme 
  • Life Assurance 
  • Flexible working hours 
  • Free Parking 
  • Cycle to work scheme 
  • Electric car scheme 
  • Holiday Purchase Scheme 
  • Private Medical Insurance 


For more information, please contact the below:  


Ross Tremayne
Recruitment Consultant  

T: 07955 269 094
E: ross@supreme-ss.com