Senior Payroll Specialist
This role sits within our clients the Payroll & Benefits team, which is made up of 5 specialists and 2 administrators across the function.
Role
Key Responsibilities
The candidates’ duties will include, but are not limited to:
· Day-to-day administration of UK payroll (iHCM2) including collating inputs, monitoring the processing cycle and ensuring sign off in a timely manner
· Ensuring monthly pension/benefits enrolment data is correctly loaded onto payroll.
· Managing monthly Flex benefit changes in payroll
· Sole responsibility for processing of 6 of the 12 European location payrolls on a rolling basis
· Ownership of processes, risk controls and output for those dedicated countries
· Active participation in and working towards becoming the SME for dedicated regions
· Collating Inputs and working closely with other team members to cover payroll for Europe (France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Dubai, Sweden, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, Israel, Cyprus using ADP Streamline)
· Liaising with payroll providers on country specific payroll requirements and queries
· Preparing and ensuring payroll funding is administered for each region within specified timeframes.
· Working with financial controllers to ensure international payments are correctly allocated.
· Post payroll reporting
· Supporting in the set up of new branch payrolls as the business continues to grow in headcount and expansion across Europe
· Maintaining high level of customer service, responding to, and resolving employee queries in a concise and timely manner.
· Responsibility for UK annual filing compliance (P11D, Form 42, PSA, STBV)
· Responsibility for German annual filing compliance
· Review and propose additional filing requirements and measures for all locations
· Calculating tax due on stock vesting’s across UK and EMEA region, processing confirmation statements in HR System and ensuring correct taxes are withheld from employees.
· Creating manuals and procedures for stock vesting activities
· Manual calculations, checks and submission of employee payments, as required
· Liaising with the HR team and the wider business and serving as point of contact for employee payroll queries and requests
· Maintaining and updating employment records (maternity, paternity, absences)
· Running periodical and adhoc reports from the HR system
· Project management on various ongoing and future cross divisional projects
Person Specification
The following skills and experience are required for this role:
Ideal Experience
· Strong Knowledge of UK payroll and legislation
· Prior experience of European payrolls and processes
· Knowledge of Tax Year End procedures for UK and Europe
· Proven track record of owning regional payrolls & processes
· Basic accounting knowledge as it relates to payroll
· Project Management experience and proven project lead capabilities
· Familiarity with SOX IPE Requirements
Qualifications & Preferred Background
· You will have ideally worked at a large Financial Services firm
· Knowledge of ADP payroll systems, PeopleSoft or Oracle Fusion an advantage
Personal Attributes
· Time management
· Deadline driven and able to manage multiple conflicting priorities
· Excellent communication skills.
· High standard of integrity
· High levels of energy, drive and an ethos of hard work.
· Good team player.
· Capability to work autonomously