Role Overview
The Payroll Team sits within the EMEA Finance Team. Day to day role includes processing of the monthly payrolls within the team, working through input and liaising on the progress of work to ensure deadlines are met. Answering payroll related queries from the business and employees, along with assisting on adhoc requests and projects.
Role Responsibilities
1. Provide accurate and timely processing of all monthly company payrolls.
2. Update and maintain payroll records for starters, leavers, contract changes and variable pay awards including bonuses, overtime, pension, health care, ride to work, childcare vouchers and other payments
3. Liaise with staff on payroll related queries
4. Liaise with HR to ensure accuracy of employee data
5. Perform month end reconciliations of payroll and reporting to meet internal and external obligations
6. Contribute to ad-hoc reporting and projects
7. Assist payroll integration projects with data cleansing, parallel runs, validating output and problem solving
Experience / Competences
Essential
8. Experience of in-house payroll systems
9. Understanding of UK PAYE requirements and principles
10. Experience of dealing with employee queries
11. Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel and Word
12. Excellent written and oral communication skills
13. Data accuracy and attention to detail
14. Ability to work with & manipulate large datasets
15. Ability to react to changing requirements and adjust processes and approach
16. Ability to work to tight deadlines
17. Strong personal organisational skills
18. Right to live and work in the UK
Desired
19. Experience working in the financial services sector
20. Commercial awareness and genuine interest in payroll
21. Experience of using Workday Payroll
22. Experience of non-UK locations in EMEA region
23. Experience of processing pensions