Accounts and Payroll Assistant

Location: Brynsadler

Accounts & Payroll Assistant

Location:

Pontyclun – Fully Office-Based

Salary: £32,000–£34,000 per annum plus bonus

About the Company

Our client is a highly successful and innovative business with a turnover of approximately £25 million and ambitious plans for continued growth. They have built a strong reputation for investing in their people, embracing technology and continually improving processes across the organisation.

As the business continues to expand, they are looking to recruit an experienced and detail-focused Accounts & Payroll Assistant to join their finance team. This is a varied, hands-on position offering exposure to a broad range of finance activities, including accounts payable, expenses management, reconciliations, payment processing and payroll. The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting the smooth running of the finance function, maintaining accurate financial records and helping to drive process improvements.

The Role

Working as part of a collaborative finance team, you will support the day-to-day financial operations of the business, with responsibility for accounts payable, employee expenses, payroll administration and general accounting support.

The role offers an excellent opportunity for someone with a solid background in accounts and payroll who enjoys variety, takes pride in maintaining accurate financial records and is confident managing deadlines across multiple areas of responsibility.

Payroll will form an important part of the position, alongside wider accounts duties, so the ideal candidate will be comfortable working across different aspects of finance and providing support wherever required.

Key Responsibilities will include
- Accounts & Finance

Support the day-to-day running of the finance function, ensuring financial transactions are processed accurately and efficiently.

Process supplier invoices, allocate costs correctly and ensure appropriate approvals are obtained.

Reconcile supplier accounts and statements, investigating and resolving discrepancies.

Support bi-monthly payment runs and process ad hoc payments as required.

Manage supplier queries and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external contacts.

Carry out bank reconciliations and assist with cash management activities.

Provide support with month-end procedures and general ledger-related tasks.

Maintain accurate financial records, supporting documentation and appropriate audit trails.

Assist with general finance administration and provide cover across the wider finance team.

Payroll & Employee Administration

Process monthly payroll for approximately 80 UK employees, ensuring salaries are accurate and paid on time.

Maintain payroll records, pension contributions, employee benefits, deductions and statutory payments.

Ensure payroll information is accurate and processed in accordance with relevant legislation.

Act as a point of contact for payroll queries, liaising with employees and managers to resolve issues.

Support the administration of employee benefits, including pensions and employee vehicle schemes.

Maintain accurate employee records within Sage HR and Go2

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Assist with employee onboarding and offboarding administration.

Expenses Management

Administer the employee expenses process using SAP Concur.

Review and process expense claims, checking receipts, coding, VAT treatment and compliance with company policies.

Resolve queries from employees and approvers to ensure claims are processed promptly.

Monitor approvals and ensure timely reimbursement of expenses.

Support expense reporting and reconciliation into SAP Business One.

Wider Business & Operational Support

Assist with vehicle lease administration, insurance management and driving licence…