Payroll Associate - London, United Kingdom - Cedar Recruitment Limited

Cedar Recruitment Limited

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Sector:
Accountancy & Finance

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Contact: Holly Dean

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Duration: 6 Months

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Start Date: ASAP

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Expiry Date: 01 July 2023
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Job Ref: JO _

Cedar are currently looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist to join a Financial Institution in London on an interim basis.

Duration: 6 months ( no chance of going permanent)
Salary: Paying up to £63,000 ( pro rata) depending on experience
Working structure: Hybrid 2 days per week in the office
Hours: 9:00 17:15
Reporting into Head of payroll

Payroll for UK, Africa, and Asia

Responsibilities:

Supporting the monthly UK payroll process for a current workforce of 525 utilising ADP Freedom.
Processing monthly payroll for 12 overseas countries in Asia and Africa, covering a total of approx. 85 employees using various providers (e.g., KMPG, Grant Thornton and ADP Streamline) including collation of data for any outsourced payroll administration (i.e., BDO and Atlas).
Liaison with finance team including monthend reporting.
Creating where necessary and updating payroll process notes and procedures on a regular basis.
Ensuring adherence to HR and People Policies.
Assisting with company statutory yearend audits and internal audits in respect of payroll.
Responding to employee payroll queries.
Providing support for various payroll projects where required
Other duties as specified by the International Payroll Lead.
Cover for International Payroll Lead in times of absence.
Payroll clinic

Background, skills, aptitude

Essential skills:

Thrives working in a fast paced, changing environment and in a small, effective team.
Experience of processing UK & overseas payrolls, ideally Africa & Asia
Awareness of payroll legislation UK, Africa & Asia.
Experience in using HR & payroll systems, and ability to find and extract relevant data.
Exceptional organisational skills working across a number of BAU processes and payrolls simultaneously.
Willingness to work autonomously, take responsibility, use initiative, and exercise judgement where appropriate.
Proactive, cando attitude.
Strong attention to detail.
Able to follow defined processes in the processing of information and data while critically analysing and proposing improvements.
Willing and able to share ideas and suggestions, verbally or in writing, in a positive and impactful way.
Ability to gather necessary information and make informed decisions which stand up to scrutiny

Holly Dean:
Business Manager - Payroll Management