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Payroll Assistant

  • Location: Wigan, WN3 6GL
  • Salary: Negotiable DOE
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 2 months ago

  • Sector: Work at NRL
  • Contact: Deborah Power
  • Contact Email: dpower@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Start Date: 15 August 2024
  • Expiry Date: 03 September 2024
  • Job Ref: V-165810-5
NRL are looking for a Payroll Assistant in join their Wigan-based Group Support Office, working in a busy contractor payroll team who support our UK and International recruitment branches.
Whilst you’ll be working within our payroll team, you do not necessarily need to have previous experience managing payroll, as someone with precise and accurate data entry and strong customer service skills will benefit from full training to be successful in the role.

Purpose of the role:
  • Working within the payroll team with the joint responsibility for processing weekly and monthly payments to over 2,000 workers, consisting of approximately 800 PAYE, 150 CIS and 1,150 Ltd Company and Umbrella workers
  • To ensure the payroll service is delivered accurately, timely and professionally
  • Provide the highest level of customer service to Workers, Clients and internal branches
 
Key Responsibilities:
  • Accurate and timely timesheet entry with data from a variety of sources and in varying formats
  • Ensure strict weekly deadlines are met
  • Validation and entry of expenses
  • Conduct full checking procedures
  • Payment file creation and checking
  • Ownership of payroll queries from PAYE workers, Ltd Companies, Umbrella companies and CIS Workers
  • Be a point of contact for branch administrators within the organisation
 
Who are NRL?
NRL is proud to be certified™ as a Great Place To Work®, with a 97% satisfaction score from our colleagues. For over 40 years we’ve provided engineering recruitment, workforces solutions and contracting services, thanks to the talented people working in our regional branches and support teams. Our focus on continuous improvement and innovation have earned us coveted industry awards and listings, including the Staffing Industry Analyst’s Top 20 Largest Global Engineering Staffing Firms.
We want colleagues to feel supported both inside and outside of work, which is why we’re a Living Wage Employer, have a network of Mental Health First Aiders and provide personalised learning and development training plans to help everyone find the right career path for them. We’re family-owned, which means we have a strong moral compass that guides everything we do, creating a transparent workplace where everyone is heard and work together to strategically grow our business.
 
What we’re looking for:
  • Excellent, proven, high volume data entry and customer services skills
  • Ability to remain calm whilst under pressure
  • Ability to build relationships at all levels
  • Ability to work under own initiative
  • Ability to maintain excellent communication with the wider business
  • Strong work ethic
  • Team player, proud to be part of the payroll service and support office
 
Technical Requirements:
Strong Microsoft Office skills and the ability to work across multiple programmes.

A wealth of benefits
Just some of the benefits you will be able to access when you join the NRL Group include:
  • 22 days holiday, rising to 25 after 5 years continued service – with the option to purchase additional days each year
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Health Cash Plan medical expense allowance
  • Personal finance coach, health checks and tailored finance advice
  • Working hours flexibility
  • Long service awards
  • Benefits platform including wellbeing, cycle to work scheme, paid charity days and life assurance


The NRL Group connect global companies with the right people to bring engineering projects to life. Supporting contracting companies with energy transition plans and working with our clients to create a cleaner, greener future.
 
We welcome applications from every walk of life and are committed to diversity within the industries we support, as a certified Inclusive Recruiter and Armed Forces friendly employer. You can ensure you stay safe when job searching online by visiting the JobsAware website.