Payroll Officer

WSP USA; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational consulting firm in Leeds seeks a Payroll Specialist to manage payroll processing for over 10,000 employees. The ideal candidate will have experience in payroll within medium to large organisations, strong numerical skills, and customer service orientation. This role offers the opportunity to impact payroll accuracy and employee support directly.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy Payroll Department in a medium to large organisation.
• Ability to manage time and meet deadlines.
• Self-starter with initiative.

Responsibilities

• Process the 3 monthly payrolls.
• Monitor cut-off dates for payroll accuracy.
• Issue e-P60s and assist in payroll audits.

Skills

Excellent numerical and analytical skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to solve everyday issues

Customer service facing

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Overview

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The role sits within the Financial Services function of WSP Shared Services. The primary focus is assisting in the seamless and accurate delivery of 3 UK based payrolls, supported by an effective and efficient payroll service to over 10,000 employees.

A little more about your role…

• Responsible for processing the 3 monthly payrolls.
• Responsible for monitoring cut-off dates and ensuring all information is received in advance of the prescribed deadlines.
• Liaising where required with representatives from the HR department to ensure all information is received as required.
• Sound awareness of tax and national insurance calculations, understanding the manual calculation of these and other statutory deductions.
• Basic knowledge of pensions and salary sacrifice schemes.
• Good appreciation for all statutory obligations within the Payroll function, including all e-filing submission and payment obligations.
• Assistance in the production of payslips (paper and e-payslips) for secure issue.
• Assistance with reconciling starters, leavers and transfers into the payroll system.
• Responsible for issuing e-P60s to employees and ensuring final payments are processed to Inland Revenue adhering to set deadlines.
• Potential to assist with production of the P11d Benefit in Kind returns, including inputting into the P11d software and reconciliations to car fleet and health benefit registers.
• Potential to assist with some Pensions scheme administrations.
• Assist with the successful delivery of Real Time Information.
• To assist in the provision specific information on request including: that requested by external and internal audits; information in support of mortgage requests; data for the National Statistic Office on request; data for annual insurance renewals.
• Responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of the Payroll Services helpdesk, a tool for managing queries raised, relating to income tax, national insurance and pensions.
• Responsible for ensuring all assigned Helpdesk queries are resolved within SLA.
• Other responsibilities as requested on an ad-hoc basis by the Payroll Manager or other members of the Finance and/or HR teams

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

Key Requirements:

• Experience of working within a busy Payroll Department within a medium to large organisation.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• ERP systems literate.
• Ability to use own initiative to solve everyday issues.
• Ability to manage time and work to deadline pressures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate a systematic and procedural approach.
• Customer service facing.

Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate professionally with colleagues, customers and business partners.
• The desire to work as part of a team.
• Experience of working within a people focused business.
• Good working knowledge of MS office tools particularly with Excel and Word.

Behaviour:

• Ensure full ownership is taken for all areas of responsibility, demonstrating pro-activeness across these areas.
• Flexibility, enthusiasm and commitment.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Timeliness.
• A self-starter with initiative and able to set own priorities.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and develop relationships and rapport with external customers and internal colleagues.
• Proactively seeks opportunities for self development

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