Payroll Specialist - contract

We're partnering with a multi-national Bank in their search for an Payroll Specialist to support their team and contribute to their financial strategy. This is a 6 months temporary role offering hybrid working and based in Northampton

Purpose of the role
To manage payroll functions, including calculating employee pay, withholding taxes, and any other deductions, as well as maintaining accurate payroll records for the business.

Key Skills:

• 5 years + Global Payroll experience
• CIPP qualification or studying for it
• Experience working in a large multinational organisation
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Self sufficient

Accountabilities

• Processing of payroll for hourly, salaried, and commissioned employees, calculating tax and other contributions, withholding, and paying out as appropriate.
• Employee payroll record administration and troubleshooting.
• Guidance and support to employees on all payroll matters, including queries related to calculations of salaries and wages, overtime, bonuses, and commissions.
• Compliance related statutory filings including the management of the reply to Government institution notices related to all Statutory obligations.
• Payroll statutory reporting and filing including liaison with relevant local tax authorities.Analyst Expectations
• Execute work requirements as identified in processes and procedures, identify escalation of policy breaches as required
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to.
• Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Gain and maintain an understanding of how assigned duties contribute to the activities of the team alongside knowledge of job activities and operational procedures within own role.
• Follow detailed and defined rules/ instructions and make simple judgements in straightforward situations typically having to select from defined and documented alternatives.
• Demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of procedures.
• Evaluate and select the correct solution to problems to complete the tasks.
• Perform first line customer service related activities, interact with stakeholders on matters of customer service or administrative tasks, sometimes engaging with difficult contacts, networking with other employees where appropriate.
• All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right.
• They will also be expected to demonstrate the company Mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive the operating manual for how we behave.

Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003

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