EMEA Payroll Liaison Officer
Informa
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work with the EMEA payroll Bureaus ensuring all payrolls are processed accurately and on time.
- Work with HR and the Benefits team to facilitate the smooth submission of people data to the relevant payroll bureau and be the main contact for any payroll related issues.
- Carry out Monthly payroll checks ensuring the payrolls are accurate, compliant and ready for approval.
- Prepare the monthly payroll analysis reports and payroll approval documentation to present to senior management for payroll approval.
- Ensure the payment of salaries and third-party payments through the relevant on-line banking platforms are processed accurately and on time, whilst also ensuring the accounts are sufficiently funded.
- Responsibility for month end payroll reporting; to include:
- Running and reconciling the payroll journals and accurately uploading them into the finance system for reporting purposes.
- Reconciling the HMRC payments made against the HMRC Government Gateway.
- Prepare the pension and benefit reports for review and audit by the Benefits team.
- Providing ad hoc reports to Finance, HR, and Managers regarding payroll costs.
- Produce the monthly payroll KPI reports.
- Work with the finance team to help reconcile the payroll control accounts monthly.
- Oversee the year end payroll obligations regarding P11D and Class1A submission to the HMRC.
- Regularly review the company car data to ensure the Benefit in Kind (BIK) values are maintained on the payroll system for “payrolling of benefits”.
- Maintain and develop accurate and up to date payroll procedures ensuring all tasks and processes are fully documented.
- Take the initiative for continuous process improvement, proactively reviewing and looking to improve processes.
- Support employees with issues relating to pay, tax, national insurance, pensions and benefits processed through the payroll.
- Carry out regular audits to ensure the integrity of the payroll data is maintained.
- To provide system administration support e.g. resetting passwords as required.
- Promptly reply to all payroll enquires within the agreed timelines.
- Keep up to date with all current payroll statutory legislation and provide advice to the business on HMRC payroll related enquires.
- Ensure compliance with the General Data Processing Requirements (GDPR) when dealing with payroll data and records.
- 5 years Payroll experience in a complex organisation
- A payroll subject matter expert
- Experience of working on EMEA payrolls (desirable but not essential)
- Proven ability to work to stringent deadlines
- Highly organised, diligent, with attention to detail and the ability to maintain these skills whilst working under pressure
- Excellent relationship management skills
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Flexible and adaptable
- Excellent excel skills essential - VLOOKUP/data analysis
- Self starter, self motivated and 'can do' attitude
- IPPM Qualified (desirable)
- A sound knowledge of payroll statutory regulations, financial control principles and accounting practices
- Knowledge of pension schemes and AE
- Experience of administering flex benefits and salary sacrifice arrangements through payroll
- Experience with working with ADP using IHCM (preferable)
- Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely.
- Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks.
- Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too.
- Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms, and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it's time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves.
- Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year.
- A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover.
- A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares.
- Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more.
- Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes.
- As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world.
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