Job Description

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Payroll Administrator

Competitive Salary + Benefits

Are you looking to develop your career within a nurturing environment where you can flourish? Do you want to join an award-winning firm that strives for excellence and success for our clients, our people and our business?

Blick Rothenberg

Blick Rothenberg are a leading tax, accountancy and business advisory firm founded on personal integrity and technical expertise. Our teams work seamlessly to provide advice throughout the life cycle of our clients. Our partner-led approach ensures that our clients receive an excellent service from a team of high-quality people who combine technical expertise with personal integrity. Our ethos is reflected in the way that we work with our clients, taking the time to understand their business and invest in the relationship to ensure that we can provide the best advice possible. We want success for our people, our clients and for our business.



In order to help preserve this winning formula, to bring it to life with our new joiners and to explain it to our clients, we have articulated our approach through the values of Collaboration, Authenticity Respect and being Dynamic. You can read more about our values here.

The role

We offer a nurturing and collaborative working culture that is caring and protecting of our people, within an environment where they can learn and flourish. In addition to a competitive remuneration package, we offer a range of flexible benefits and flexible hours of work. We have clearly defined career pathways which empower you to manage your own development. We have a number of colleague-led collaborative working groups which help shape our strategy.



To ensure the accurate and timely delivery of client payrolls, undertake general administrative duties and work collaboratively within the payroll hub.



You will also be responsible for effectively communicating with clients, offices, HMRC and third-party providers.



To make sure we are always giving our clients the best payroll service you will need to keep up to date with all payroll legislation and industry changes though independent research.

Key accountabilities

You will also be liaising with clients to obtain information and answer technical, payroll related queries; updating payroll for changes in tax codes, attachment orders, student loans and such information from third party sources; keeping accurate records on our internal systems of the correspondence flow and ensuring that information is received in line with the agreed guidelines with each client; reconciling payment to HMRC control accounts; and provision of these deliverables in an accurate and timely way.


Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of client payrolls to agreed deadlines Inputting 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 Monitoring SSP, SMP and other statutory payments and calculations Processing accurate and timely year-end reporting when necessary Managing 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

Skills & experience

We are looking for someone who wants to be more than just a team member, but who wants to join a family of likeminded individuals.


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

A payroll qualification is desirable for this role. You will have strong experience of working within a practice or bureau environment and have exposure to the essential elements of client service and delivery.

Other

Blick Rothenberg are a part of Azets, an award-winning firm of Accountants and Business Advisors operating across the UK, Nordics and the USA. Azets are a family of over 6,500 employees and have seen dramatic growth in recent years which has made us the 9th largest accountancy firm in the UK. This allows Blick Rothenberg to continue to deliver the high quality, partner-led service, but with greater resource that being part of a larger business provides.

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For us, the personal attributes of each of our employees are what makes us authentic in the marketplace.



We look for people who can collaborate with peers but can also bring their own voice to the table.



We want people who are dynamic in their approach and respectful of other people's opinions.



Job Reference: BR00715