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Demonstrates expertise in end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring compliance with payroll legislation and accuracy in manual calculations. Proficient in managing payroll queries and building strong relationships with stakeholders while administering employee benefits and expenses.
Highest-signal resume keywords
End-To-End Payroll ProcessingPayroll Legislation KnowledgeManual Payroll CalculationsMicrosoft Excel ProficiencyAttention To Detail
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Deliver accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing for a portfolio of clients
- Prepare payroll end to end and perform thorough payroll checks
- Act as a trusted advisor and resolve client and employee queries
- Prepare statutory, third-party, routine, and ad-hoc payroll reports
- Manage the payroll inbox and respond to HR, manager, employee, and third-party supplier queries
- Identify and suggest improvements to payroll processes
- Support clients with employee pay and benefits matters
- Prepare payroll imports and changes and upload them into the payroll system
- Review payroll data, perform manual checks, verify National Minimum Wage compliance, and prepare payroll sign-off reports
- Ensure payroll processing complies with current legislation and company policies
- Complete annual payroll tasks, including year-end processing, P11D submissions, and PSA reporting
- Administer employee benefits and expenses
- Build and maintain strong relationships with employees and stakeholders
- Communicate payroll matters clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
Requirements
What you’ll need- Strong understanding of manual payroll calculations
- In-depth knowledge of payroll legislation including ITEPA, Workplace Pension Regulations, and Working Time Regulations
- Knowledge of statutory payments and deductions, including SMP, SSP, and SPP
- Working understanding of Data Protection and GDPR requirements
- Experience with National Minimum Wage compliance
- Ability to administer employee benefits and expenses
- Knowledge of termination and redundancy payments, including tax and National Insurance treatment
- Experience with pension schemes, including salary sacrifice arrangements
- Understanding of Directors’ National Insurance contributions
- Familiarity with Share Incentive Plans and Long-Term Incentive Plans
- Strong mathematics skills and high attention to detail
- Proficiency in manual calculations for income tax, National Insurance contributions, student loans, and pension deductions
- Demonstrated end-to-end payroll processing experience, including year-end procedures
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, VLOOKUPs, and pivot tables
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Relevant payroll qualification such as CIPP or equivalent is desirable, not required
- Experience working with multiple payroll engines is desirable
Benefits
Comp & perks- Hybrid or remote work options for UK-based candidates
- Equal opportunity employment
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Hard Skills
Manual Payroll CalculationsPayroll LegislationStatutory PaymentsData Protection ComplianceNational Minimum Wage CompliancePension Scheme AdministrationTermination Payments KnowledgeIncome Tax CalculationsNational Insurance ContributionsYear-End Payroll Processing
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationRelationship BuildingProblem Solving
Certifications & Qualifications
CIPP Qualification
Industry Keywords
Payroll ProcessingEmployee BenefitsWorkplace Pension RegulationsGDPR ComplianceShare Incentive PlansLong-Term Incentive Plans