Our client is a multi-disciplinary professional services firm providing services in the UK and internationally to clients around day-to-day HR issues for companies and their people.
SUMMARY OF THE ROLE AND WORK
An exciting role in leading the coordination of our client payroll offering as we look to expand it for our international and domestic clients (mostly for subsidiary companies of foreign clients or for foreign clients with a UK PAYE obligation for their UK employees). Our payroll services are usually provided as part of our wider tax and legal support services.
THEIR AMBITION FOR THE ROLE
The role is part-time, working three to four days a week. The role will focus exclusively on payroll and employment tax administration.
For those candidates wishing to develop their tax and social security knowledge, there may also be scope to develop their expertise working with our employment taxation team assisting corporate clients with income tax and/or social security arrangements and reporting for their expatriate staff and executive cross-border workers.
Appropriate training and professional development support is available, as appropriate.
MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB:
PAYROLL
* Processing monthly client payrolls
* Ensure all monthly or annual submissions are made to HMRC (FPS / EPS)
* Ensure all monthly submissions are made to clients’ workplace pension providers
* Sending monthly liability summaries to clients
* Uploading payroll reports and payslips to the payroll portal we use to provide documents to clients and their employees
* Ensuring compliance with internal tracking, reporting and record keeping requirements for client payrolls
* Processing new pay items for normal employees and expatriate employees on assignment.
* Payroll actions for clients, including but not limited to payroll plan set-up, actions and reporting for joiners and leavers.
* Coordination of client payroll actions each month in conjunction with other team members supporting the payroll function.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE
Knowledge if the following systems would be an advantage but is not obligatory:
* Iris Payroll Professional (formerly known as STAR payroll) and its associated MyEpayWindow portal
* Partner for Windows Case Management and Accounting Software for law firms
WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
* Payroll qualification preferred - CIPP Payroll Technician (or higher)
* Familiarity with working with document management systems
* Strong numerical and analytical skills
* A strong understanding of the operation of PAYE
* Commitment to providing excellent service to internal and external clients
* Actively seeking to take responsibility in your own work
* Pro-actively raising issues relating to your work and suggesting improvements
* Attention to detail and accuracy
* Ability to prioritise and manage tasks
* Professionalism and confidence
* The ability to work in a small team without supervision.
SALARY:
Highly competitive plus benefits include as follows:
* Pension
* Private medical insurance
* Income protection insurance
* Life insurance