Payroll Specialist - London, United Kingdom - Egress Software Technologies

Egress Software Technologies

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Payroll Specialist (12 month contract)
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Egress Software Technologies are a leading Cyber Security company providing global solutions to protect against human activated risk.

By aggregating data to derive intelligence, Egress is the only company able to predict future threats and prevent attacks or breaches - before they happen.

Egress is proud to support thousands of Enterprise customers across a range of sectors including Financial Services, Legal, Healthcare, and Government organizations.

By protecting millions of employees around the world from advanced threats, businesses can safely achieve their mission without unnecessary risk.

The Team

Egress is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to own the multi-national payroll process for our rapidly growing, vibrant technology business.

This role reports into the VP Finance, sitting within the finance function and working very closely with the People Team.

As the Payroll Specialist your role will be crucial to deliver an effective payroll function serving approximately 300 employees across the UK, USA, Canada and Australia, leading and managing all aspects of the payroll process.

You will be running the payroll from start to finish where you will be trusted with the autonomy to deal with any changes and queries that come about.

Consequently we are looking for someone who is highly organised, bright and self-motivated who, in addition to relevant experience, is highly competent using Excel and is proactive in resolving issues and researching new areas of payroll.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated Payroll professional to jump in and make the role their own and develop their career by gaining new skills, knowledge and experience as the business grows.

This role offers hybrid working with office time in our top-class London HQ in the heart of the London tech district near the many great independent restaurants, bars and retailers of Shoreditch

The Role

Overall responsibility for meeting all payroll related legislative requirements and deadlines
Proactively provide specialist payroll advise to the wider People Team that will help shape the overall People Strategy
Responsible for all year end reporting including P60s, P11D(b), PSA and other statutory requirements
Responsible for the preparation of Gender Pay Gap Report
Responsible for the administration and compliance of the various Company Pension Schemes
Lead on any payroll & benefits related projects
Maintaining timely and accurate processing for both the UK and wider global Payroll processes
Calculating sales commissions and bonus payments
Act as a key point of contact for the external auditors during the year end process and ensure any recommendations are implemented in a timely fashion.
Responsible for the Reconciliation of all payroll related Balance Sheet Accounts
Produce reports for management as well as any adhoc analysis regarding employee costs
Keeping uptodate with any changes in tax and compliance regulations that may affect the business
Deal with and resolve all payroll queries in a timely manner

The Person

We are looking for

A payroll professional with a recognised payroll qualification (Level 5 or above would be desirable)
Someone with indepth UK payroll knowledge, ideally gained in a professional services environment
You must have an eye for detail, investigative nature and be happy to be hands on and figure things out
Intermediate to advanced Excel skills are essential as well as experience with payroll journals and international payrolls.

Skills

Recognised Payroll Qualification (level 5 or above)
Sound knowledge of UK payroll legislation
Confident with numbers and the ability to analyse and interpret data
Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills including formulas, pivots and Lookups
ADP iHCM experience is desirable
Strong organisational skills and ability to multitask and deliver high quality work to deadlines
Resourceful, methodical, diligent and accurate
Experience working in a fastpaced entrepreneurial environment, preferably in a tech company
Ability to communicate clearly with team members and colleagues within the wider business
Drive and determination to deliver outstanding results and identify and deliver continuous improvement as the company grows

What rewards and benefits would I get in this role?