Payroll Executive

Who are Azets

Azets are a leading firm of Accountants and Business Advisers operating across the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, we have over a wide network of employees and an abundance of inspiring opportunities to join one of our many offices!

We are a top ten accountancy firm in the UK and are the number one largest SME practice.

The opportunity

As an Associate at Azets, you will have the ability and motivation needed to:

Understand and ensure the accurate and timely delivery of client payrolls to agreed deadlines

Work within your own chargeable time budget

Day to day duties

Input data for any of the payrolls when necessary, running Audit and validation checks for payroll as well as interfacing of data to General Ledger and Pensions systems

Monitor SSP, SMP and other statutory payments and calculations

Process accurate and timely year-end reporting when necessary

Manage any payroll changes to the time and attendance systems (BMS)

Administer the end-to-end payroll process and auto enrolment compliance for a portfolio of clients

You will be on hand to answering any payroll related enquiries from clients and being a trusted advisor

Acting as first line support for pay queries

Peer checking of payrolls

Undertake general administrative duties and work collaboratively within the payroll hub

Develop relationships with clients, ensuring effective communication with the wider offices, HMRC and other third-party providers

Effectively communicating with team and wider payroll teams

Requirement to keep up to date with payroll legislation and industry changes though independent research

What are we looking for?

Previous payroll administration experience, minimum of one year service within a busy service driven environment (preferably within a bureau environment)

End to end Payroll processing experience including pensions, benefits and statutory payments

High level of accuracy and attention to detail across both manual and systems based work

A natural ability to coordinate, prioritise and multitask with little supervision

Strong customer focused approach, ability to handle customer queries by telephone and email

Be able to adapt to a highly changeable environment

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work under pressure whilst meeting tight deadlines

Knowledge and understanding of payroll legislation, processing, and auto enrolment regulations

Must have the ability to manually calculate a payroll

Willing to study for a CIPP Foundation degree qualification

What's in it for you?

Our benefits include hybrid & flexible working, birthday leave, professional subscription and much more. You can find out more about how we reward our colleagues - Careers | Rewards And Benefits | Azets UK

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