Payroll Assistant

DAC Beachcroft Dublin; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Bristol is seeking a Payroll Assistant to join its HR and Payroll Team. You will support payroll processing, maintain key information, and resolve employee queries. The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment within a major international firm.

Qualifications

• IT literacy is required, preferably with an understanding of payroll and benefits systems.
• Attention to detail and analytical skills, especially numeracy skills.
• Excellent written and spoken communication.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and check payroll information in HR system iTrent.
• Ensure payroll process checking and validation procedures are followed.
• Support the creation and submission of P11D, P60’s and PAYE settlements.

Skills

Payroll qualification preferred (e.g. CIPP)

IT literacy

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Customer-focused style

Job description

Payroll Assistant

Department: Business Services - Human Resources

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Bristol

Description

DAC Beachcroft is looking to recruit an HR Assistant (Payroll) to join our busy HR and Payroll Team in Bristol. You will support the Payroll in Manager in maintaining and administering all key variable Payroll information as well as resolving any employee payroll queries as required.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the HR Assistant (Payroll) will undertake the following key responsibilities:

• Data maintenance and/or checking all key variable payroll information in the core HR system iTrent, and from the benefits platform Darwin, for starters, leavers and changes
• Ensure that all payroll process checking and validation procedures are adhered to on a monthly basis
• Continuous review, check and audit of reports and processes in relation to monthly payroll cycle. Including but not limited to month on month analysis, payroll ledger postings, starter / leaver checking, ensuring legislative and award compliance (tax etc.)
• Input P45s, check tax code changes, check absence adjustments, run PSA reports, process KIT day payments, run NMW checks and import bonus data
• Provide international payroll information
• Support the timely resolution of employee and partner queries in relation to pay and drawings
• Year End – support the collation of all data required for the creation and submission of P11D, P60’s and PAYE settlements. Support process with outsourced supplier
• Support work in relation to Payroll and the wider HR team such as roll out of new services, upgrades and implementation of new processes
• Manage confidential information in line with the firm’s data security protocols
• Work closely with the HR Service Desk and HR Systems and Data team to ensure data is accurately maintained, and support on other tasks as requested by the Payroll Manager or Head of HR Operations
  
  

Firm Wide

• Understands DAC Beachcroft is an international firm. Works with awareness of this structure to operate as one team/brand.
• Actively operates in the best interests of the firm at all times internally and externally.
• Operates in a regulated environment, effectively managing risk and compliance issues including data security.
• Works in partnership with others to manage and mitigate commercial risk.
  
  

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Payroll qualification preferred (e.g. CIPP) but not essential
• IT literacy is required, and preferably with an understanding of payroll and benefits systems
• Attention to detail and analytical skills, especially numeracy skills
• Excellent written and spoken communication
• Ability to create and update policies and procedures
• An approachable, customer-focused style
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines