Payroll Specialist

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom Career Legal Full time

Our client is a leading global law firm with offices in the US and London. The London office has been established since 2010 and currently have a headcount of 200. Due to expansion the accounts team needs additional resources to ensure that partners andfee earners continue to receive timely and efficient services.

The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for the preparation and accurate delivery of the London payroll and expat payroll for international employees on assignment to London, as well as producing associated reports and fulfilling HMRC obligations.

**Responsibilities**
- Maintain and administer the day to day running of one monthly UK payroll and one shadow payroll
- Inputting all changes into the ADP Freedom system, including calculations for new joiners, family leaves, leavers, salary changes, etc.
- Work with the wider Finance team to reconcile payroll ledger accounts and prepare manual journals
- Reconcile and pay all UK tax, national insurance, and statutory payments to HMRC
- Complete tax year end and submit all HMRC required reports, including but not limited to P60s, P11Ds, Appendix 4 and Appendix 5 records
- Collate and calculate annual PAYE Settlement Agreement tax and NI
- Responsible for EDI and RTI processes
- Respond to all payroll related correspondence and queries from HMRC and other relevant authorities
- Work closely with the global payroll team and training key members of the US team on UK payroll requirements
- Reconcile retirement payments, personal disbursements, as well as other ad hoc general ledger accounts
- Generating reports from ADP Freedom and uploading information to the firm’s benefits site
- General payroll and office administration
- Upload all monthly changes to the Scottish Widows pension site
- Understand and implement annual statutory changes, e.g., Auto Enrolment
- Provide advice during the firm’s benefit renewal process to the Human Resources team
- Relevant, in-depth UK and expatriate payroll experience ideally gained in a law firm or professional services environment. Able to be sole person responsible for the London payroll
- In-depth experience of UK tax legislation, international tax, NI, statutory payments and HMRC regulations
- Able to work with the global payroll team with a basic understanding of international payroll processes
- Hard-working and enthusiastic, have a high level of initiative and a willingness to learn. Used to working in an international environment, multi-tasking, and juggling deadlines from several key stakeholders simultaneously
- Strong oral and written communication skills and an ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels. Able to work in a fast-paced environment and manage suppliers and external parties
- Where necessary, confidence to escalate issues to the Global Payroll Manager and/or Director of Finance, London and Asia, and ensure successful resolution
- Advanced IT skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Experience using ADP Freedom is highly desirable

**Important Notice**

Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this permanent vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.


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