UK International Payroll Specialist
UK International Payroll Specialist
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Job Description
Overview
The UK & International Payroll Specialist is responsible for the ownership of endtoend payroll activities across all of our UK and International offices; ensuring accuracy and compliance of internal controls and processes processing monthly payrolls timely and accurately analysing payroll results management of payroll systems and resolving problems and issues. This position requires strong attention to detail and accuracy ability to analyse troubleshoot and communicate key findings.
We are looking for an exceptional team player with a strong understanding of payroll who can work independently and partner with the wider Human Resources and Finance teams.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Ownership and overall responsibility of endtoend monthly payroll processing across UK and International offices.
- Stakeholder management and collaboration with thirdparty payroll providers for each respective country to ensure timely and accurate inputs to the processing.
- Manage and align local payroll calendars and deadlines with stakeholders and payroll providers.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders (HR Finance local Office Managers) to obtain and collate fixed and variable payrollrelated data (from multiple data sources) including annual salary and bonus review data.
- Ensure submission of monthly payroll data (including employee data) is provided accurately consistently and ahead of established deadlines in the required format (system interface standard input templates) ensuring compliance documentation is provided.
- Monthly reconciliation validation and approval of payroll calculation outputs in compliance with statutory legislation and company policies.
- Review approve and upload monthly payroll signoff via thirdparty portal.
- Reconcile monthly journal and posting to Finance system.
- Gather payroll information (policies process flows legislation etc. to facilitate payroll knowledge and keep uptodate with legislative changes.
- Manage all payroll related administration and records ensuring full compliance in accordance with local laws.
- Liaison with wider Finance and Tax team to ensure various extraordinary processes are accurately considered from a tax and payroll perspective.
- Ensure pay documents (payslip P45 P60 are made available via HR system or otherwise as required.
- Ensure monthly payroll reports are made available to key stakeholders as appropriate.
- Key point of contact for all UK and International payroll related queries (employees central team stakeholders external auditors).
- Manage outofcycle payments where required ensuring that the payment is correctly accounted for in the next regular pay period.
- Responsible for UK P11D reporting and payrolling benefits in kind process.
- Work with thirdparty providers to accurately produce and signoff Year End payrolls.
- Act as advisor to HR team when implementing new policy and reward structures from a payroll process liaising with wider Finance and Tax teams as appropriate.
- Manage payroll system upgrades and system integrations in conjunction with thirdparty payroll providers.
- Ensure payroll procedures are kept uptodate identifying continuous improvements opportunities including an initial review of existing processes.
- Support payroll audit activity and the HR and Finance teams with key projects and adhoc support as required.
- Ensure full collaboration with the HR and Finance Teams and external stakeholders at all times.
Essential & Desirable Criteria
- Payroll Specialist Certificate and CIPP membership required.
- Experience with thirdparty provider supported payroll processes to include international exposure.
- A solid understanding of employee payroll and benefit programs.
- Excellent attention to detail to maintain full data quality and accuracy.
- Excellent knowledge of MS products advanced Excel skills essential.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management with strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
- Professional organised and proactive selfstarter must have the ability to work alone and on own initiative but within a team environment.
- Flexible reliable and approachable.
- Unquestionably discreet with the ability to regularly handle confidential information.
- Ability to travel to our other UK offices as and when required.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Unclear
