Payroll Specialist (40k - Hybrid/Belfast)

Job Description

An exciting Global Law Firm based in Belfast City Centre are recruiting an Payroll Specialist to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity join a very well-established team in an excellent working environment.

Salary/ Benefits

In order to attract the very best talent on the market a generous remuneration package is on offer based on experience plus a range of benefits including:

  • Immediate start
  • Up to £40,000 depending on experience
  • Excellent career progression
  • City Centre location


Client

VANRATH are delighted to be partnered with a Global Law Firm based in Belfast who are currently recruiting an Payroll Specialist to join their team. This is an ideal role for an Payroll professional who is comfortable working within a busy Payroll environment.

Interviewing immediately.

The Ideal Person

  • Proven track record in processing a comparable sized payroll and be comfortable processing SSP, SMP and gross to net manual calculations

  • Previous experience of preparing reconciliations of general ledger accounts

  • Experience in Accounting and Financial systems

  • Highly numerate with exemplary attention to detail

Desirable Criteria:

  • Experience of PeopleSoft Global Payroll

  • Experience of IBM Cognos Reporting

  • A recognised professional payroll qualification

  • CIPP Membership

  • Experience working in an in-house payroll team and dealing with outsourced payroll providers

  • Experience working in the professional services industry


Responsibilities

As a Payroll Specialist you will be responsible for a number of key monthly processes as well as handling employee queries and processing payroll changes in a timely manner. You will also deputise in the Payroll Manager's absence, assuming responsibility for the co-ordination and delivery of all payroll/remittance activity, and providing support and guidance when requested.

This role also involves:

  • Inputting and processing all aspects of the monthly payroll

  • Monthly reconciliation of payroll/remittance control accounts, creation of journals and year end processes

  • Processing HMRC notifications including but not limited to tax code changes and Student Loan notifications

  • Dealing with all direct employee/contractor payroll enquiries

  • Liaising with the HR Administration team and with HR managers regarding individual employee payroll/contractors queries and payments (including calculations for the purposes of assignments or secondments)

  • Calculating of all aspects of monthly payroll including, and not limited to, SSP and SMP, GAYE, one off payments, employee loans etc

  • Administration of IR35 payrolls

  • Producing P45 certificates for leavers

  • Assisting with benefit administration such as Pensions, PMI, Dental and salary sacrifice schemes

  • In liaison with the Payroll Manager:

    • Reviewing/ authorising the monthly payroll/contractors remittance calculation prior to sign-off
    • Finalising the 'Errors and Exceptions' report
    • Preparing files for the release of the BACS payments
    • Keeping up to date with new legislation and regulatory ruling impacting payroll
    • Ad hoc projects as required by the Payroll Manager

  • RTI - assisting Payroll Manager in the preparation and sending of all RTI files


For further information on this vacancy, or any other Accountancy & Finance job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Jamie Gault in the strictest confidence.