General information Reference 003223 Location United Kingdom, London, London Work Place Hybrid Region UK Job Profile Lockton - Experienced Professional Title Payroll and Benefits Advisor Description Supporting the Senior Payroll & Benefits Advisor, you will be part of a small team processing 3 UK payrolls, co-ordinating activity for 10 outsourced overseas payrolls & maintaining benefits programs for 2,250 Associates & Partners. This is an excellent opportunity to join Lockton’s People Team in a newly created role. Where, as part of the centralised Payroll & Benefits team, you will be responsible for assisting in accurate and timely processing of 13 payrolls across Europe and APAC, including accurate calculation of Associate benefits. Candidate Profile Key responsibilities: In House Payroll · Collaborate effectively with HR Admin team and Business Partners to ensure payroll data is received, and systems updated, within set deadlines. · Ensure timely and accurate end-to-end processing of UK payroll including starters, leavers, court orders, one-off payments, and deductions, and payrolled benefits. · Produce and reconcile monthly payroll reports to ensure salary and benefit changes have been reflected correctly in payroll. · Produce and reconcile monthly payroll reports to ensure accurate cost allocation is provided to Finance. · Resolve technical queries from Associates, HR, Finance, and external agencies, including HMRC. · Reconcile 3rd party payments to the monthly payroll reports, and ensure the payments are raised promptly. · Ensure invoices are reconciled, processed, and paid in a timely manner. · Monitoring the Payroll email inbox ensuring queries are responded to in a timely manner. · Assisting in Payroll End of Year, including P11d processing. · Assist in creation and delivery of post payroll reporting. · Supporting data preparation for audits and responding to queries from auditors. Outsourced Payrolls · Liaise with the 3rd party payroll providers to provide monthly input. · Conduct a complete check of the payroll output and resolve any issues where required. · Monitor the Payroll email inbox, ensuring queries are responded to in a timely manner. · Work with providers to resolve technical queries from Associates, HR, Finance, and external agencies. · Reconcile monthly payroll reports received from providers to ensure salary and/or benefit changes have been reflected correctly in the payroll run. · Produce and reconcile monthly payroll reports for internal stakeholders (finance) to ensure accurate allocation of costs. · Lead in the creation and delivery of post payroll reporting. · Ensure timely payment to relevant 3rd parties. · Ensure invoices are reconciled and processed in a timely manner. · Supporting data gathering for audits and responding to queries from auditors Benefits · Support with benefits administration, including notifying benefit providers of starters, leavers & changes to benefit selections. Provide benefits advisory support to the HR team. · Assist with monthly pension and benefit administration including reconciliation of contributions. · Assist with continuous review of Benefex platform, ensuring payroll correctly reflects Associate & Partner selections. · Responding to benefits queries relating to benefits processed through the payroll (pension, healthcare, childcare vouchers, cars etc). Resolve technical queries from Associates, HR, Finance, and external agencies. · Ensure invoices are reconciled and processed· in a timely manner. · About The Position Other · Assisting in ad-hoc duties when required by the Senior Manager, Payroll and Benefits · Participate in Payroll & Benefits related projects and initiatives including raising Associate/Partner awareness and embedding change. Key Skills: · Proficient Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and Pivot Table · Organised and focused on helping the team provide a consistent level of output and accuracy. · Experience of payroll processing, data entry through to reconciliation and reporting. · Demonstrates strong attention to detail. · Ability to work to tight deadlines. · Focus on customer service. · Superb organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively. · Approach payroll delivery with a continuous improvement mindset. Pre-requisites: · Experienced in-house Payroller having worked in a busy payroll environment using Resource Link. · Passionate about delivery and continuous improvement. Other information: · Current Team Size: 1 x Senior Payroll & Benefits Manager, 1 x Senior payroll Advisor, 1 x Payroll & Benefit Advisor, 1 x Payroll & Benefit Administrator · Role is hybrid based and the individual must be prepared to attend the office 3 days per week. · Payroll System: Zellis Resource Link · 1 x PAYE payroll circa 2,250, 2 x LLP (non-PAYE payrolls), 2 x Bermuda, Germany, India Custom section 3 Scheduled Full Time Permanent