Lawson Elliott Recruitment is partnering with a successful and well-established organisation to recruit a Payroll & Accounts Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative finance team in a varied role that combines payroll and accounting responsibilities.
Reporting to the Payroll and Accounts Manager, you will be responsible for end-to-end payroll while also supporting the finance team across accounts payable and general accounting duties. This position offers a diverse workload, ongoing development and the prospect to build a long-term career within a supportive and high-performing team.
Responsibilities
- End-to-end payroll processing
- Managing payroll workflows, leave approvals and employee changes
- Processing new starter documentation and onboarding
- Preparing payroll reports and maintaining accurate payroll records
- Ensuring payroll compliance with relevant legislation and company policies
- Calculating terminations, redundancies and payroll adjustments
- Assisting with month-end and year-end payroll reporting
- Accounts payable processing, including invoice processing,
coding and supplier reconciliations
- Preparing payment runs and resolving supplier queries
- Managing the payroll and accounts inboxes
- Providing accounts receivable support and assisting with general finance administration
- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to resolve payroll and accounts queries
- Identifying opportunities to improve payroll and finance processes
- Assisting with ad hoc finance and administrative duties as required
Ideal Candidate
- 3+ years' experience in a similar position
- Demonstrated experience processing end-to-end payroll
- Exposure to accounts payable or broader accounting functions
- Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong organisational and time management abilities with the ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a team
- A proactive approach with a willingness to improve processes and take ownership
- Experience using payroll, HRIS and accounting systems, with intermediate Microsoft Excel skills