Payroll Specialist

Consumer Additions are proud to be partnered with a luxury fashion brand in the search for an Payroll Specialist position. In this role, you'll be tasked with supporting all financial activities undertaken by the Finance department and working in tandem with the HR team.

Responsibilities include:

• Payroll processing in liaison with HR department and outsourced provider
• Production of returns to HMRC and Pensions Trust to include auto enrolment from finance perspective
• Preparation and input of posting documents from source documentation and ensuring adequate record keeping
• Process and validate payroll expenses claims in accordance with association policy
• Ensure monthly casual staff hourly returns and checked and processed in the payroll and calculation of casual staff holiday pay
• Preparation and input of journals
• Ensuring staff costing are in accordance with the allocated budget provision.
• Key payroll reconciliations within the framework are completed
• Ensuring monthly payroll related payments are prepared and processed within set timescale
• Maintaining correspondence with third party deduction agencies in terms of leavers
• Preparing and validating employer annual returns
• Answering to payroll related queries and provision of payroll information in accordance with GDPR regulation
• Monthly pension correspondence and administration

Experience / Skills required:

• The ideal candidate will have experience in working within payroll previously within either the Finance or HR team
• Have necessary experience working with variable commission with employees
• Have excellent communication and organisational skills, as you'll be the 'champion' within the team for all things payroll
• Be able to commute to a London based office for 3 days per week
• Part time / reduced hours candidates are encouraged to apply as the role can be condensed