Senior Payroll Associate

MHA; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Genuine work-life balance

Accredited Investor in People

Succession planning programme

33 days holiday including bankholidays

Zusammenfassung

MHA is seeking a Senior Payroll Associate in Cardiff with hybrid working after settling in. You will manage payroll and Auto Enrolment for a portfolio, ensuring timely, compliant processing and strong client liaison.

The role requires knowledge of payroll legislation, excellent communication with clients and HMRC, and experience in a busy payroll environment. Proficiency with Excel, Word and payroll software is preferred.

Qualifikationen

• Good knowledge of Payroll and Auto-Enrolment legislation.
• Experience in a busy payroll environment or bureau.
• Excellent communication with clients and HMRC.
• Ability to work on own initiative while following procedures.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Methodical and calm with problem-solving focus.
• Strong time-management and organisational skills.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.
• Familiarity with Paycircle or Xero is ideal but not essential.
• Proficiency in Word, Outlook and Excel.

Aufgaben

• Manage a portfolio of clients, delivering payroll and Auto Enrolment services from start to finish.
• Ensure timely, accurate payroll processing within deadlines and compliance requirements.
• Schedule and gather payroll data efficiently to suit client needs.
• Liaise with clients, HMRC and pension providers on payroll/Auto Enrolment queries.
• Process payrolls in line with procedures and legislation.
• Submit client payroll data to BACS.
• Deliver compliant Auto Enrolment provision to clients and providers.
• Mentor junior payroll team members.

Kenntnisse

Payroll

Auto-Enrolment

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Excel

Word

Outlook

Paycircle or Xero

Tools

Paycircle

Xero

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Payroll Associate

Cardiff - Hybrid working offered after settling in period

£ is Negotiable (depending on experience)

Who we are.

Here at MHA, we take the time to create great relationships with our clients to become not just their trusted advisers, but valued partners that face the future together.

As a Top 11 firm of chartered accountants, tax and business advisers, we work in partnership with clients ranging from entrepreneurs and individuals to multi-national corporations. We work together to navigate an ever-changing business world and proactively identify the opportunities that tomorrow presents.

Leveraging our national network of offices, we offer a comprehensive range of financial and business strategy services to clients across the UK, enabling them to achieve profitable growth and build sustainable long-term success.

As a member of Baker Tilly International, we have a global reach that allows us to offer our insight and expertise wherever our clients need us to be. We believe this makes us a national and international partner of choice for entrepreneurs and multi-national enterprises across the world.

Our agile and responsive approach means we are always on hand to have the right conversations about with clients at the right time, allowing us to identify their goals and business needs both now, and in the future.

Purpose of the Role

To provide an accurate and high-quality payroll and Auto Enrolment service to clients on a timely basis.

Qualifications and Skills

• Good technical and practical knowledge of Payroll and Auto-Enrolment legislation.
• Good communication skills to enable effective communication with both clients and HMRC.
• Experience of working within a busy payroll environment or bureau.
• Ability to work on own initiative, whilst maintaining departmental procedures.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Methodical and calm, with a focus on solution and problem-solving.
• To maintain the highest standards of personal organisation and time management.
• Have a "can do" attitude and be willing to learn.
• A knowledge of Paycircle or Xero software would be ideal, but not essential.
• Good IT skills (Word, Outlook and, especially, Excel).

Main Responsibilities

• To manage a portfolio of clients, providing payroll and Auto Enrolment pension services from beginning to end.
• Ensuring delivery of a timely and efficient payroll service within the agreed timescales and that compliance deadlines are met.
• To ensure that payroll information is collected in the most efficient manner, timetabling work wherever possible to suit the needs of the client.
• Liaising with clients, HMRC and pension providers on payroll/Auto Enrolment related queries.
• Ability to process payrolls in accordance with departmental procedures and legislation.
• Manage the submission of client payroll data to BACS.
• Understand and deliver compliant Auto Enrolment pension provision to clients and pension providers.
• To support and mentor junior members of the payroll team.

What we can offer you

• Genuineworklife balance.
• Accredited Investor in People.
• New and improved programme for Succession planning and supportive management structure to help you realise your potential.
• 33 days holidayincluding bankholidays, plus the opportunity to buy up to 5 days.
• Competitive salary.
• Employee referral scheme, paying up to £4000 for a successful referral.
• Paid CSR time.
• Car lease scheme.
• And more!

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