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Liverpool, Merseyside
Payroll Assistant - 6 month FTC
Overview
As the Payroll Assistant you will be primarily responsible for assisting with the administration and processing of payrolls within the team, to provide a first-class payroll bureau service. Job Role • Responsible for the day to day administration of small to medium sized multiple client payrolls with minimal supervision; • To process all types of manual payroll calculations; • To have a good knowledge of PAYE/NIC, including K codes and statutory payments eg SMP/SAP, SPP and SSP when running client payrolls; • To have a good knowledge of pension schemes (defined benefit and defined contribution) when providing administration for various payrolls, including the basic AE process. • To develop and keep up to date with new payroll legislation and compliance; • To carry out payroll reconciliations and analysis with minimal supervision; • To administer and process RTI submission and End of year forms P60; • To liaise with HMRC and assist with enquiries; • To use own initiative to resolve issues, by providing a range of solutions and seeking advice where necessary; • Develops and maintain relationships with internal and external contacts at all levels; • To work with other departments and understand the services that are being provided to clients (and not just payroll); • To effectively communicate the full range of services offered by the national payroll team to clients. Person Specification • Previous payroll experience, ideally within a professional services environment; • Minimum 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) grades A-C required; • Demonstrates up to date knowledge of current payroll legislation and is confident in using payroll software, specifically PAYRITE; • Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) with clients and staff; • Good IT skills, intermediate level of Excel is essential; • Good numeracy skills; • Organises own work and prioritises own tasks; • Demonstrates attention to detail and a high concern for accuracy; • Demonstrates an appreciation of the importance of teamwork and responds willingly to all team members reasonable requests. About Mazars Winner National Firm of the Year at the British Accountancy Awards 2015. Mazars is an international, integrated and independent organisation, specialising in audit, advisory, accounting and tax services. The Group operates in 73 countries and draws on the expertise of 15,000 professionals to assist major international groups, SMEs, private investors and public bodies at every stage in their development. In the UK, Mazars has over 1700 partners and staff serving clients from 19 offices, and is ranked as the ninth largest firm nationally. We are looking for people who bring something special to the firm and who also have some distinctive qualities. We want driven people who think creatively about their work. We are looking for people who embrace challenges and can resolve complex problems. We are also looking for people who can work well with others and like to work amongst a diverse team of people from different backgrounds. The more we grow as individuals; the more Mazars grows . Mazars is all about people – we believe that each individual makes a difference to the Mazars culture. As an international firm with strong European roots, we are a melting pot of different cultures and disciplines. Diversity is one of our main strengths. Our firm has thrived because of the quality of our individuals – the work we do makes a long-term difference to our clients’ successes and goals, our rich culture has evolved from the firms that have come together to form Mazars. Mazars has chosen the option of being a truly integrated firm; each partner has the right to vote on the strategic decisions including the future of the partnership. This kind of responsibility is central to our principles and practices. With a global network of offices, we continue to encourage our people to express themselves openly – to add their individual talents and opinions to the Mazars mosaic. We all work within a culture of high support and high challenge at Mazars. We are not afraid to take on new and greater responsibilities. But we do this through encouragement – not pressure and competition. Facts & Figures Mazars is not only ranked as the eighth largest UK partnership by audit fee income, but we are also one of Europe’s largest accounting firms with a huge global presence. Mazars in the UK has over 140 partners and over 1700 employees working at our 19 offices. Our UK overall fee income grew from £130.9m in 2014 to £149.7m in 2015.