Our client, a top accountancy and business advisory group, currently based in Windsor and moving to Reading in August are looking to recruit a Payroll Administrator to work in their outsourcing division.

Purpose of the role:

To ensure accurate and timely processing of client payrolls

Reporting to Payroll Manager

Main Responsibilities and Areas of Accountability:

Prepare and process client payrolls of varying frequencies
Check colleagues work and reconcile payroll totals
Set up new client payrolls 
Register PAYE schemes
Perform manual calculations
Process specialist areas of payroll including ESSP schemes, stock options and ex-pats.
Technical expertise in all areas i.e. PAYE, SSP, SMP and pensions.
Keep up to date with legislative changes
Process year-end returns P35, P14’s.
Liaising with HMRC and other agencies on behalf of  clients

This role would suit someone with the following:

payroll experience - payroll bureau background  would be advantage

excellent attention to detail

strong client service experience

experience of managing a large portfolio and high volume  of end to end payrolls handled daily

good Excel and Word skills -knowledge of Payrite system an advantage

£25,000 

This is a great opportunity to join a small friendly company who work with a range of clients across most sectors to make sure their marketing activities comply with the laws and industry codes

This role would suit someone with account management experience who has a real interest in promotions and marketing in general
Some legal knowledge i.e. experience writing terms of business/checking conditions would be a definite advantage

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
Managing a portfolio of clients of all types including promoters, promotions and advertising agencies. Managing their resulting projects in a professional, efficient manner ensuring full compliance with codes, regulations and company practices.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE:
• 75% : Direct responsibility for ongoing account management for a portfolio of existing clients and the projects that are derived from them
• 15% : New business development amongst existing allocated client base by “going wide”, ensuring regular meaningful contact and understanding the client’s needs and plans.
• 10%: ongoing oversight of the company website, search engine policy, general marketing plans.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:
• Passionate about quality client servicing
• Interested in promotions and marketing in general
• Able to assimilate knowledge quickly
• Attention to detail
• Reasonable Business and strategy skills
• Understand the individual strengths of particular brands and how partnerships work to mutual benefit for both client and target partner
• Ability to hit commercial and promotional targets and objectives
• Capable of multi tasking, organizing and prioritising workload
• Able to delegate with strong direction
• Able to spot new business opportunities
• Able to respond quickly to work demands
• Excellent time management, prioritising and organizational skills
• Excellent communicator, comprising both telephone and face-to-face presentation skills, including group presentations
• Excellent negotiator and good commercial awareness
• Imaginative, creative and intelligent
• Opportunistic and enthusiastic
• As comfortable working independently across multiple accounts as working as part of a team across other company accounts
• Hard working
• Never take no for an answer
• Determined, driven, focused

£21,000-£23,000

Our client, the MD of a small but well established company is looking to recruit someone who will work closely with him; providing administrative support as well as taking a proactive role in developing new business.

This role is to start in January

This is a small but well established business based in Pinner

Duties and responsibilities will include:

Administration - 25% of the role

Processing sales orders - training provided

Invoicing

Filing

Email management

Business Development - 75% of the role

Calling the buyers of large retail outlets to make an appointment for the MD (you will have the opportunity to also attend these meetings)

Making contact with some dormant accounts

Experience/skills and personal qualities required:

Talent for cold calling companies

Self-motivated - you will be in the office on your own for some of the time

organisational skills

good communication skills

Good telephone manner

Multitasking ability

Able to think on your feet

Initiative

Proactive

Able to handle things when the MD is away from the office

IT literate - Word, Outlook

Hours:

9.30am-6pm Monday-Friday
 

Our client is looking to recruit a Financial Controller who will act as No. 2 for the Finance Director, supporting her in all aspects of the business

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• To deputise for the FD. This will entail gaining a thorough understanding of the business and an ability to see the ‘big picture’
• Supporting and challenging management to assist them in optimising profit
• Day to day management of the accounts function

•  Interfacing between trading, production and accounting functions to produce cohesive and efficient systems
• Making sure the whole business harnesses the reporting and operational potential to drive real time KPI production and efficiencies into the accounting process. Validating standard charging.
• To extract and manipulate data to produce, analyse and challenge management to improve performance including profitability by customer and other KPIs
• Group reporting:
o Dealing with information requests from Group Finance function
o Integrating the infrastructure including reporting and the adoption of Worldwide policies
• Evaluating systems and controls (as developed for Sarbanes Oxley) whilst maintaining their operating efficiency
• To manage treasury function including forex policy to optimise cash / interest position and minimise forex exposure without limiting upside potential
• To oversee production and evaluation of reporting (monthly, weekly, annual stats) both at a detailed internal level and at a group reporting level. Tracking and analysing trends including profitability, ratios, identifying and investigating anomalies.
• To use acquired knowledge to build/audit Commercial’s tender models and challenge supply chain costs
• Coordinate production of statutory accounts including responsibility for implementation of all UK GAAP accounting standards
• Production of UK corporation tax returns for review by external tax advisors
• To manage adherence to all other UK tax regimes inc VAT, PAYE, NI
• To oversee and review the forecasting (rolling forecast P&L & BS, Cash forecast) and planning/budget process
• To act as central liaison for managing the internal and external audit functions
• To manage ad hoc projects as required
• To be able to cover for the Commercial Accountants during any period of absence by having a detailed comprehension of their roles
• Any other duties that fall within the capabilities of the job holder

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential
• Qualified ACA accountant
• Commercial experience in a manufacturing environment
• The ability to see both the global picture and the minutiae
• A commitment to producing high quality, accurate work
• The ability to drive profitability and sustainability through increasing commercial awareness in the business
• Strong influencing skills and ability to challenge colleague and clients constructively
• Strong IT skills, in both systems development and as an advanced end user
• The ability to manage and motivate others
• Assertive, and able to deal comfortably with senior management and outside bodies

Desirable
• US GAAP experience preferable.

£55,000-£60,000