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Payroll Trainee/Specialist

Macclesfield
Posted about 21 hours ago
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In July 2019, Fourth joined forces with HotSchedules to become the global leader in end-to-end restaurant and hospitality management technology solutions. Together, the merged company now represents the world’s largest and only provider of end-to-end restaurant and hospitality management solutions for customers across the globe and of all sizes, from a single location or franchisee restaurant to a global restaurant or hotel chain. The combined company’s complete software-as-service (SaaS) solution suite including scheduling, time & attendance, applicant tracking, training, inventory management / procurement, HR / benefits and payroll services now serves customers in 120,000 locations worldwide and is supported by a dedicated, unified team across offices in the US, UK, Bulgaria, China, Australia, and UAE.

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Position Overview

The role of a Payroll Trainee/Specialist supports the wider Payroll Bureau by delivering comprehensive payrolls to Fourth customers. Working as part of a team, weekly and monthly payrolls will be processed accurately and on time. To be the first point of contact for payroll queries. This role provides a great career development opportunity for someone who would like to develop to become a Payroll Specialist or to move internally within our Fourth departments.

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Primary Responsibilities

  • Administer all payrolls within a set portfolio of customers, ensuring all employees are paid accurately, on time to achieve Bureau targets with the support of Payroll Trainers and the wider Bureau
  • Build and maintain strong customer relationships and provide customer service according to the Bureau service definition and Service Level Agreement
  • Ensure all data is received from the customer on time and all output is delivered to the customer in line with metrics and targets
  • Complete all aspects of payroll reconciliation including:
    • Ensure all payrolls balance at all times
    • Respond to customer telephone or email queries and take appropriate action
    • Highlight and escalate/respond to any issue which may affect the smooth running of customer payrolls
    • Ensure the customer payroll procedures manual is kept up to date with current processes
    • Send annual timetable communication regarding Easter, Christmas and start of year pay dates
    • Communicate quarterly surveys to customers

Preferred Experience and/or Qualifications

  • Strong verbal and written communication
  • 2 years in an office environment
  • Educated to GCSE Level including Math’s and English

Benefits

  • 🏖 Holidays. We all need to rest so you get 25 basic holidays with the option to grow up to 30 with service + your birthday off + bank holidays!
  • ⌚️ Flexible working! Use our flexible working hours and hybrid working environments to manage it.
  • 🧘‍♀️ Wellness activities and a lot of pampering included. On top of that, you can add gym subscription discounts.
  • 💻 Laptop and equipment.
  • 🏥 Healthcare expense claim tools!
  • 📔 Like in life, at work we also want you to grow with certifications.
  • 🎉 Annual meet ups!
  • 👥 Enhanced parenting scheme!
  • 🚲 Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan provided.
  • 🏦 Pension and life insurance? Several, for you to choose what looks convenient.
  • 💷 On demand pay tools for you to be able to access salary even before the end of the month!

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Skills

Payroll administration
Payroll reconciliation
Customer relationship management
Customer service
Data entry
Communication
Time management
Problem solving
Attention to detail
Microsoft Office

Location

Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom

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