Senior Payroll Advisor

Due to recent growth, our payroll team are looking for a driven and enthusiastic Senior Payroll Advisor to work from our city centre office.

As an integral part of the payroll service team, they will work with the Payroll Assistant Managers to ensure all payroll tasks are completed to a high standard and meet the needs of clients.

• Process end-to-end weekly and monthly payrolls for organisations of varying sizes and complexities
• Set up pension schemes with various pension providers, providing calculations and distributing of necessary data
• Work with clients to understand their needs and build excellent professional relationships
• Reconciliations/manual calculations and client queries
• Supporting Junior members of the team, helping with queries and training when required

To be considered for this role, candidates must meet the following selection criteria:

Essential experience and skills

• Ability to work independently on various payrolls
• Processing end-to-end payrolls
• Working in a senior position processing payroll
• Highly numerate with excellent attention to detail

Technical experience and skills

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (particularly Excel (import/ export) and Outlook)
• Ability to transfer data from a payroll system to Microsoft Excel and or other payroll systems
• Knowledge of Bacs payment process

Personal skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team
• A willingness to provide the best service possible to clients with a flexible approach to tasks required to allow you to support the wider payroll team
• Have an organised, thorough, and diligent approach to work, with the ability to prioritise and manage deadlines effectively
• Act in a trustworthy capacity at all times and demonstrate superb integrity
• Due to the nature of work in a professional services firm and in particular the need to meet client deadlines, flexibility and strong time management skills are essential

• Option to purchase additional leave for greater work life balance
• Full support towards ongoing professional development and your academic pursuits
• Weekly social events with the sports and social club
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Support commuting to work with interest free season ticket loans
• Pension and protection with matched employer contributions
• Exclusive discounts through an employee discount site with hundreds of top brands
• Paid volunteering day with our charity of the year