Payroll Specialist (30 hours a week)

Cornerstone Resources are recruiting for a part-time, experienced Payroll specialist to join our client Leathley & Co’s team. Based in Poynton and reporting to the Directors, this role will provide a comprehensive standalone payroll service to our customers across both our Poynton and Whaley Bridge practices. You will have a friendly, customer-focused approach to tackling all payroll-related queries and will be used to explaining complex issues to non-Finance professionals in simple terms.

Key roles and responsibilities

The Payroll Specialist will manage a stand alone payroll service to clients. Key roles and responsibilities are as follows:

• Responsibility for all aspects of Payroll Administration, covering both weekly and monthly payroll cycles.
• Liaison with our customers to ensure that you have all relevant payroll data.
• Being an expert point of contact for customers, resolving/investigating any payroll queries in a timely and customer-focused manner.
• Ensuring all statutory payments are calculated and processed correctly including SSP, SMP, SPP, NI, PAYE etc.
• Being conversant with the Government CJRS scheme, including furlough and flexible furlough calculations.
• Processing and calculating various pay rates, shift allowances, bonuses and any required deductions.
• Pension administration for our customers Processing Starter and Leaver administration for our customers.
• Processing P60’s, P45’s and supporting with the yearend process.

Compenstion package

We are offering a competitive salary of £20,000 – £25,000 per annum (this will be pro-rated) as well as a generous benefits package. The successful candidate will be employed for 30 hours per week, to be worked flexibly over 4 or 5 days at our central Poynton office. The closing date for this vacancy is Sunday 31st January 2021. It is likely that the interviews will take place in early February.

About Leathley & Co

Formed in 2020 by the merger of Chronicle Accountants and MTD.tax, Leathley & Co offer payroll and accounting services to clients across the North West and beyond. We are still in the process of merging our brands and this role is key in providing a unified payroll service across both practices.

We are offering a competitive salary of £20,000 – £25,000 per annum (this will be pro-rated) as well as a generous benefits package. The successful candidate will be employed for 30 hours per week, to be worked flexibly over 4 or 5 days at our central Poynton office. The closing date for this vacancy is Friday 29th January 2021. It is likely that the interviews will take place in early February. About Leathley & Co Formed in 2020 by the merger of Chronicle Accountants and MTD.tax, Leathley & Co offer payroll and accounting services to clients across the North West and beyond. We are still in the process of merging our brands and this role is key in providing a unified payroll service across both practices.