An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.
We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.
Working with every department at BDO, our Finance team helps us meet relevant legal requirements that ensure our firm operates effectively in a tightly-regulated field. They implement strategies that help us innovate – like combining new technology with traditional financial processes to make us even more digital. As part of this friendly team, you’ll enjoy flexible hours and have opportunities to take responsibility for the delivery of quality work. We’ll help you succeed
Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.
You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. Reporting to the Senior Payroll Specialist you will join an established team based in our Gatwick office. This role ensures that payroll for staff are processed correctly, whilst ensuring all queries are dealt with in line with the departments service level agreement. The role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.
Accurately input payroll data into the payroll software (Workday).
Provide excellent customer service support on the Payroll Services Helpdesk by email, telephone and to tickets, ensuring that payroll enquiries are dealt with in a professional and timely manner.
Liaise with HR/Reward/Benefit Teams to ensure data received is complete and accurate.
Assist in the checking of payroll data input.
Prepare, check and process manual payments.
Become conversant with BDO’s policies regarding all aspects of pay and benefits.
Calculate Statutory Maternity Pay, Shared Parental Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Sick Pay.
Assist with the various controls governing the payroll processes and offer solutions and ideas to maintain excellence.
Investigate failure of correct payroll procedure processes.
Payroll experience in a similar sized organisation
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel (Lookups, formulas and pivot tables) and Word.
A qualification or currently studying for a professional payroll qualification
Previous experience using Workday payroll software – desirable
We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.
At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.
Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.
Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions