Payroll & Bookkeeping Specialist

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🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍🏫 Bookkeeping and Clerks

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📋 Description

• Manage a portfolio of UK payroll, bookkeeping and CIS clients as their primary point of contact • Process weekly and monthly payrolls end to end, including RTI submissions, auto-enrolment pensions, statutory payments, starters and leavers, P11Ds, P60s and year-end processes • Prepare and submit monthly CIS returns, including contractor verifications and deductions • Handle full-cycle bookkeeping, including bank reconciliations, purchase and sales ledgers, month-end processes and UK VAT returns under Making Tax Digital requirements • Maintain accurate financial records and manage deadlines • Communicate directly with clients regarding payroll and bookkeeping needs • Work closely with the Operations Director and take responsibility for work quality and accuracy • Progressively take on responsibility for reviewing other bookkeepers' work and VAT returns, with longer-term progression toward overseeing the bookkeeping team

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on UK payroll experience within an accounting practice, payroll bureau or outsourced environment, managing multiple external client payrolls (both weekly and monthly); single in-house payroll experience will not meet the requirement • Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and HMRC systems, including RTI (FPS/EPS), auto-enrolment, statutory payments, P11Ds, P60s and year-end procedures • Practical experience preparing and submitting monthly CIS returns, including contractor verifications, deductions and CIS300 submissions • Strong UK bookkeeping experience across multiple clients, including reconciliations, ledgers, month-end processes and VAT returns under MTD • Strong Xero experience is essential • BrightPay experience strongly preferred • Familiarity with Karbon, Dext or AutoEntry advantageous • Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills • Ability to manage multiple client accounts independently • Confident communication skills and ability to handle client calls and build trusted client relationships • AAT, ACCA, CIMA, SAIPA or CIPP qualifications advantageous • Xero or BrightPay certifications advantageous • Previous experience reviewing work or supervising junior team members advantageous

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