Vertu House Gateshead

As one of the largest Motor Retailer in the UK Vertu Motors’ continued success is based on strong performance, growth and leadership. Our Mission Statement "To deliver an outstanding customer motoring experience through honesty and trust" is central to the role of any role in our business, ensuring our customers receive the right experience for them.

We have a exciting opportunity for an experienced payroller to join our in house payroll team. This role will assist  in the processing of our monthly payroll for approximately 8000 colleagues. This is a full time working 37.5 hours per week with a salary of £26,000. 

Responsibility and Duties

Payroll Processing Accurate processing of a end to end monthly payroll of circa 1,200 colleagues Review, manage and resolve payroll queries including the calculation and raising of manual payments where required and ensuring they are all accurately recorded Good understanding of statutory payments including Maternity, Paternity & Shared Parental leave Experience of full end to end payroll preferred

The Ideal Candidate

Previous experience working as part of a payroll team is essential Must have exceptional communication skills Must be competent in performing manual payroll calculations Ability to meet strict deadlines while maintaining composure Experience of operating a modern payroll software package such as PeopleXD (Access), Success Factors (SAP), Oracle, Dayforce (Ceridian) or Workday Candidate must be experienced in Excel, knowledge of VLOOKUP’s is also required CIPP qualified is desirable but not essential

We are proud to be the Motor Retailer who invests more in our colleague's personal development than any other, so if you are successful, you can look forward to on-going training opportunities that provide you with the right career path, career progression and a range of benefits you would expect from an employer of choice which includes:

25 days holiday rising with length of service - plus bank holidays Access to our online rewards platform giving you cash back and discounts for multiple retailers Preferential Service Rates Colleague Purchase Scheme Share Incentive Scheme Pension Enhanced Maternity and Paternity

If your application is successful, we will need to complete employment checks prior to you starting with us. Your role will include us verifying your recent employment, credit history and a criminal record check.