Senior Associate, Payroll Delivery
Listed on 2026-10-17
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Accounting
Payroll, Accounting Manager, Accounting & Finance, Financial Reporting
Location:
Manchester
Other locations:
Primary Location Only
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L2 – Senior Payroll Associate – Service Delivery The opportunityWe are currently looking for Senior Payroll Associates to join our growing UK Payroll Operate in Manchester! This is an excellent opportunity to join our fast-growing payroll team within EY. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the successful candidate will be part of a team with responsibility for the successful payroll implementation or delivery of payroll services for new and existing clients.
You will need to ensure all payrolls are executed to a high standard, manage stakeholders, report on internal EY metrics and build positive relationships across the firm. As part of this role, you will also need to prioritise your time and workload to ensure payrolls are delivered on time. The role will focus on managing and processing a portfolio of payroll clients, offering an excellent service and help implementing best practise initiatives and the candidate must have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Processing the payroll data each pay period in a timely and accurate manner
- Setting up new joiners and terminating employees on the payroll software
- Importing pay data into the payroll software
- Manual calculation of pro-rated payments for joiners/leavers
- Processing statutory payments
- Setting up pay components within the payroll software to include linking for overtime payments
- Calculating the PAYE tax, NI and Apprenticeship Levy amounts payable
- Complete payroll reports, including bespoke financial reports such as general ledger reports
- Ensuring regulatory compliance i.e., RTI, Auto Enrolment and Apprentice Levy.
- Creating BACS files for the payment of employees, and ensuring calendar invites are set up per annum
- Issuing payslips / P45’s and P60’s to employees
- Completing all necessary checklists for audit purposes
- Set up and administration of pensions information
- Executing management reports and KPI reports on the payroll process.
- Providing other management information to Payroll Leadership, as required.
- Identify and implement process improvements within the team, ensuring client payrolls are processed effectively and efficiently.
- Participation in payroll system testing to ensure software meets all legislative requirements.
- Complete a detailed review of payrolls that have been processed by Associates to ensure 100% accuracy
- Review all emails and client deliverables that have been compiled by Associates before sending to the client
- Ensuring that the client mailbox is monitored, and emails are responded to and filed in an accurate and timely manner.
- Providing subject matter advice and support to junior associates and clients.
- Ensuring all internal EY quality and risk management activities are completed on behalf of each client.
- Reviewing client contracts to understand fees, scope and contractual requirements.
- Ensuring all payroll controls are executed and any issues with the payroll are identified and resolved.
- Participation in annual ISAE certification process
- Reviewing incoming work from transitions to ensure team understands payroll scope of work and specific client processes.
- Ensure that all your work is covered when going on periods of annual leave. All necessary handovers should be made prior to leaving for annual leave
- Help when other colleagues are going off on leave to ensure that their payrolls are completed during their absence
- Review of Billing…
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