Payroll / Compliance Specialist

Position: Payroll / Compliance Specialist

Location: Birmingham - Transport required due to location

Duration: 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £37,000 - £44,000 DOE

Start Date: ASAP

Interviews week commencing 20th May

Key Responsibilities

• Process correct and timely salary payments to designated payroll areas across our FTSE 100 client (including Channel Islands, Isle of Man and international employees), and provide a specialist payroll service to same.
• Provide specialist payroll subject matter support and advice to the broader payroll department, including understanding the impact of legislation changes and the ability to complete manual payroll calculation and comprehensive, detailed payslip explanations.
• Manage central payroll function processes in order to support payroll team members and key payroll service delivery.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory region legislation in respect of processing of all payments to employees, as well as income tax, National Insurance/Social Insurance, pensions and National Minimum Wage/National Living Wage.
• Ensure payroll compliance and governance at all times, in line with Group and business audit controls, local business controls and UK & Ireland legislative framework.
• Identify weaknesses or inconsistencies in payroll and system processes and make recommendations for improvements.
• Working closely with Project Teams to create client facing Test Strategies and Test Cases
• Oversee scheduled and ad hoc functional and regression testing of new and existing core functionality to ensure high quality standard are achieved always for all software releases
• Ensure payrolls are completed accurately and timely following set checks and balances, and to obtain approval before exiting.
• Accurate processing of payroll reversals when required, including results table analysis
• Ensure any exception and/or error reports are fit for purpose and maintained in line with payroll compliance and regulatory legislation.
• To understand the various pension schemes within the Group and the impact of calculations on payslips, including Workplace Pensions Auto Enrolment legislation and processes, along with associated reconciliations. *
• Manage the appropriate approval levels, with supporting evidence, and to ensure sign off is made before BACS payments are arranged for submission.
• Processing and validation of all tax and National Insurance/Social Insurance documentation, in accordance with local legislation, including P6, P9, P45 and New Starter Declarations.
• Reconciliation and submission of monthly Real Time Information data to HMRC, and resolution of any queries arising from.
• Attend regular team meetings/huddles in order to maintain an acceptable standard of service delivery.
• House-keeping data storage and paperwork, in line with client audit and business controls.

Essential Criteria

• Prior experience in a payroll software testing role or similar
• Good knowledge of SAP Testing Platforms
• Passion for driving new ideas processes and standardizing
• Self-motivated and ability to use initiative
• High attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure
• Excellent time management
• Communicative with a high standard of reading and written skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (particularly Excel)
• Must be a highly motivated people person
• Proactive team player
• Professional outlook and strong personality
• The ability to work to strict and tight deadlines
• Ability to work autonomously while having a strong sense of commitment to team and department
• Good collaboration with other teams and departments
• Display high levels of confidentiality, honesty and integrity
• Ability to organize work and prioritize with limited supervision
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Awareness of the implications of information laws, such as the data Protection Act

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