Payroll Specialist

7 months ago

Belfast, United Kingdom A&O Shearman Full time

**Payroll Specialist**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Specialist to join the A&O Shearman Belfast HR Services team. If you have a background in Payroll, experience of preparing reconciliations of general ledger accounts and are eager to develop your career in an innovative global law firm, we would love to hear from you

**Payroll**

The Payroll Team is responsible for the preparation of the monthly payroll for A&O Shearman's UK based employees and posting of payroll related costs to the accounting system. In addition, it is responsible for processing the remittance for Contractors who are operating ‘Inside IR35’.

**A&O Shearman**

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with 48 offices in 29 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world’s leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

**What you will do**

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
- Administration of IR35 payrolls
- 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
- Producing P45 certificates for leavers
- Assisting with benefit administration such as Pensions, PMI, Dental and salary sacrifice schemes
- Monthly reconciliation of payroll/remittance control accounts, creation of journals and year end processes
- 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

**What you will have**
- 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
- Highly organised and able to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel & Word)
- Flexibility and overtime at peak times such as payroll/remittance cut off and sign off

**You will stand out if you bring**
- 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

**What we can offer you**

We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset, which is reflected in the wide range of benefits that are available to our employees. Some of these benefits include: our occupational pension scheme, group income protection cover, private medical insurance, mental health resources and free apps, health and wellbeing services encompassing GP service, emergency back-up care support, parental and special leave, holiday entitlement increasing with length of service, holiday trading, online discounts and li

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