Payroll Specialist

Our client is looking to recruit a Client Payroll Specialist for a new role where you can utilise your existing skills and extend your payroll knowledge whilst working in a friendly and supportive Payroll team.

Duties include:

As a Client Payroll Specialist, the role will involve managing and processing UK payrolls for a diverse range of clients, ensuring accurate and timely end to end payroll operations, handling client queries, communicating with HMRC, while maintaining high service standards.

As a Client Payroll Specialist, the day to day work will encompass:

• Preparing client UK payrolls on a weekly, fortnightly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Incorporating payroll changes that have been notified by agreed cut-off dates
• Calculation of SSP, SMP, etc. where applicable
• Providing management information and reports
• Providing security payslips for each employee
• Respond to client queries
• Monthly pension administration

Candidate criteria:

The main criteria for any candidate applying for this position is a combination of strong payroll skills and sound knowledge of employment issues.  They will be able to demonstrate that they have worked in an environment where it is necessary to deliver accurate information on a timely basis.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following skills, experience and attributes:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in UK payroll preparation (including year-end processing), within a bureau environment
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Good problem solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure and in a deadline driven environment
• Ability to multi task and reprioritise workload in a calm and efficient manner
• Excellent IT skills, with intermediate Excel knowledge
• Experience in Iris Payroll Professional is ideal, but not essential as training will be given.