Description
At activpayroll, our success is your success. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide a truly global service while never compromising on local talent or expertise, and our fantastic teams across the world are unwavering in their commitment to our clients.
To support our ongoing business growth, we are excited to bring to market a new Trainee opportunity to join our UK Payroll team. This could be a fantastic opportunity for a recent graduate or school leaver to explore a career in Payroll, as part of an ambitious global organisation. We work on a hybrid basis of 1-2 days in the office - we have offices in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, so we are open to hearing from candidates based near either location.
On a typical day, it looks like this...
This is a trainee position, so every day will be an opportunity to learn new skills and knowledge, but your general day to day tasks could include:
* Supporting the UK Payroll team with the processing of payrolls for a range of clients of various sizes and from a diverse range of businesses
* Supporting with processing starters and leavers, calculating statutory payments, RTI submissions, Pension Deductions etc.
* Working directly with clients to ensure accuracy of payroll data and answer queries, resolve problems and provide payroll support
* Supporting the UK Payroll Team Leads with any general administration activities within the team
* Supporting the UK Payroll Operations Manager with ad-hoc project support as needed
To be brilliant in this role, you'll have...
* A degree level qualification, or excellent results at Higher level (English and Maths specifically would be preferred subjects)
* Some experience in an administration or customer service environment
* Strong IT skills, specifically Excel and able to pick up new IT packages very quickly
* A positive, confident and proactive attitude
* Enjoy working as part of a team and self-motivated
* Willing to undertake training and open to new challenges
Our Story
From our entrepreneurial origins as a founder led start up, to a high performing global player working with some of the world's most recognisable brands, activpayroll has both a fantastic history and masses of future potential.
Our story began in 2001, when our founder saw a gap in the market to support the oil and gas industry. Today, we are a leading global professional service organisation, providing integrated global and domestic payroll solutions, expatriate taxation services, global HR services and online HR people management tools to over 1,200 companies in more than 150 countries worldwide.
We’ve Got You
Hiring people is more than an investment of time and money – it’s an investment of trust. You trust us to help you realise your fullest potential, work with brilliant people and recognise your achievements. In return, we trust your abilities, we trust your instincts and are fully behind you to deliver the great work you are capable of - empowering you to make the tough calls and valuing your opinions, ideas and abilities.
Our Culture and Values
Creating a fair, inclusive team is central to our ethos, and we are committed to fostering equity and belonging in everything we do. Our core values - Big, Bold, Brilliant - underpin our shared commitment to embracing change, championing innovation and valuing every perspective our people bring to the table.