Payroll Administrator

This is an exciting opportunity to join a long-standing and thriving food manufacturing business. Bennett Opie Ltd is a family-owned business in Sittingbourne, Kent, manufacturing a range of shelf-stable food products including pickles, home baking goods and cocktail garnishes for retail and food service customers.

An exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to join our friendly and passionate organisation, as part of our Finance Team.

The benefits are:

• Salary - £28K to £32K per annum Depending on Experience.
• Discretionary Bonus - Qualifying period applies and is at the discretion of the Company, based on performance and contributions.
• EAP
• Perks for work
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Staff Discount
• Free onsite parking
• Supportive team

This role is office based 5 days per week, however, there may be some opportunities to work from home following probationary period depending on the business requirements.

Hours of work are Full Time Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (35 hours per week).

Duties will involve but not be limited to the below:

• Payroll - inc T&A reports for overtime/deduction approval
• Pension administration
• Company credit card analysis & adminstration
• Expenses
• Data entry – Time sheets
• Bank payments

Additional duties

• Purchase Ledger Cover
• Pricing queries
• Ad hoc analysis
• EPR & PRN packaging data collation, review & submission
• General administrative & ad-hoc project duties
• Supporting the Finance Team by providing cover of other team colleagues by providing cover in the absence of other team members
• Any administrative duties or tasks set by the Management Accountant

The successful candidate will have the following skills / knowledge / experience:

• Confident in Excel and other office applications
• Experience in payroll administration (minimum of 2 years)
• Good knowledge of payroll processes, holiday accrual, absence management etc
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills – able to clearly communicate effectively with managers and colleagues on payroll matters
• Knowledge of GDPR compliance and data protection regulations
• Excellent attention to detail.
• With an ability to multi task and prioritise.
• Be confident working within a team and independently.
• Experience of using Accounting Software, ideally Sage.
• Problem solving skills and solution focused.
• Can do attitude.
• Supportive and approachable.
• Is inquisitive and questioning.
• Takes accountability and responsibility.
• Is honest and integral.
• Willingness to learn.

Please note;

• The Company reserves the right to amend, pause or remove this vacancy.
• Due to the expected high volume of applicants, only those progressing to the next stage of the recruitment process will be contacted. We do however wish all applicants the very best in securing their next role.
• The Company cannot offer sponsorship, therefore, only UK residents should apply.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £28,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sittingbourne ME10 3RN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Payroll: 2 years (required)
• Administrative: 3 years (required)
• T&A processing: 1 year (required)
• Microsoft Excel: 3 years (required)
• Finance Administration: 2 years (preferred)
• Payroll software: 2 years (preferred)

Language:

• Fluent English (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person