Description
We are seeking a Payroll Advisor to join our Financial Services function within WSP Shared Services. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of payroll services to over 10,000 employees across the UK and Ireland.
The role involves processing changes impacting the monthly payroll, monitoring cut-off dates, liaising with HR representatives, and maintaining a sound awareness of tax and National Insurance calculations. The ideal candidate will have excellent numerical and analytical skills, experience working in a busy payroll department, and strong organisational and communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process changes impacting the monthly payroll accurately and in a timely manner
- Monitor cut-off dates and ensure all information is received in advance of deadlines
- Liaise with HR representatives to obtain necessary information
- Maintain a sound awareness of tax and National Insurance calculations
- Strong knowledge of pensions and salary sacrifice schemes
- Good appreciation for statutory obligations within the Payroll function
- Potential to assist with production of P11d Benefit in Kind returns and pensions scheme administrations
- Involvement in projects such as TUPE and annual events
- Provide specific information on request for audits, mortgage requests, and data for the National Statistic Office
- Ensure successful delivery of the Payroll Services helpdesk and resolve assigned queries within SLA
Requirements:
- Experience working in a busy payroll department within a medium to large organisation
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- ERP systems literacy
- Ability to use own initiative to solve issues
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Systematic and procedural approach
- Customer service facing
Competencies:
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Desire to work as part of a team
- Experience working within a people-focused business
- Good working knowledge of MS office tools, particularly Excel and Word
Behaviour:
- Take full ownership of areas of responsibility
- Demonstrate flexibility, enthusiasm, and commitment
- Excellent organisational skills
- Attention to detail
- Timeliness
- Self-starter with initiative and ability to set priorities
- Ability to work well in a team environment