Payroll Officer

Our team of dedicated HR Professionals provide proactive and cost effective HR and payroll solutions to our Channel Island clients.  Focus has built and maintained its position as the leading local outsourced HR and payroll provider since 2007 by building strong, long lasting relationships with our clients and continuing to evolve our service offering to better achieve our client’s expectations.

Role overview

Providing timely and efficient payroll solutions to our clients and assisting with general office duties.

Hours are open to discussion, we’re flexible and understand the need for a suitable work/life balance.

• Input and checking of clients’ weekly and monthly payroll ensuring timely and secure delivery of reports, invoices, payments and pay slips
• Pension administration and reporting
• Quarterly tax and social security returns on behalf of our Guernsey clients in a timely manner, sending appropriate payments as necessary
• Monthly combined employer returns on behalf of our Jersey clients in a timely manner, sending appropriate payments as necessary
• Set up of new payroll clients on to TTPapa and BrightPay payroll software, maintaining appropriate manual and electronic filing as appropriate
• Maintaining and managing relationships with payroll clients ensuring the highest standard of service at all times
• General oversight of all payroll activities
• General office and administration duties as required

• Relevant payroll experience (including experience of UK payroll processing)
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• The ability to juggle tasks and prioritise effectively
• A confident and positive attitude and the ability to use initiative
• The ability to work well in a team
• Good IT skills, including finance / payment processing experience
• Good understanding of payroll or payment processing systems