Job Description
Are you self-driven and result orientated looking for a new Payroll Specialist role, it’s time to join the winning team.
Role Overview
Payroll Specialist:
CIPP (or equivalent) is desirable but not essential for this UK Payroll Specialist role as is proven experience in a large volume payroll environment. Reporting to a Payroll Team Manager the ideal candidate will have 3+ years of payroll processing experience within a Bureau / Shared Service Environment or handling multiple high-volume payrolls. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction of clients.
Role Duties & Responsibilities:
* Meeting with existing clients, understanding their needs, and providing a solution.
* Manage the end-to-end payroll from data submission to employee payment.
* Forge positive working relationships with other project team members, to achieve the outcomes set out in the project plan.
* Work closely with colleagues and operational team managers to trouble-shoot processes, modernise our ways of working and deliver a smooth transition for all new clients.
* Ensure all processes and procedures are adhered to.
* Ensure that management-level oversight and scrutiny are possible; review, improve and clearly document payroll-related control processes.
* Planning and processing multiple payrolls on behalf of clients accurately, on time and efficiently.
* Regular auditing of documentation to ensure compliance and governance.
* Provide professional and friendly support to clients and their employees for all payroll related matters.
* Maintaining and further developing the relationship with the existing customer base throughout the UK.
* Identifying opportunities and implementing solutions with existing clients and prospects.
* Full processing and management of all pension schemes on behalf of the custom
Key skills, experience, and qualifications:
* Excellent UK Payroll legislation knowledge and working knowledge and experience of processing client payrolls.
* Proven experience with various payroll software and working in a bureau environment. As well as working knowledge of HMRC submissions, faster payments/BACS, Auto Enrolment, Payroll Journals, Pension submissions, P11Ds, Reporting, etc.
* Intermediate user of Microsoft Office Suite with advanced Excel skills.
* Demonstrate time management, administration and prioritisation skills with attention to detail.
* Excellent communication and organisational skills with a commercial focus.
* Communicate and support cross-functional goals and objectives.
* Be enthusiastic and passionate about providing clients with the highest level of service.
* Understanding of GDPR compliance and ISO quality standards is desirable.