Payroll Specialist

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Key Responsibilities
Day to day processing, administration, and management of staff payroll and all subsidiary companies.
Responsible for checking all calculations and administration of all salary adjustments, benefits, payments and deductions through the payroll.
Dealing with individual employee payroll queries and answering in a timely manner.
Creation and posting of monthly payroll journals - for all payrolls.
Maintenance of key payroll reconciliations and control accounts.
Ensuring payment of PAYE/NIC and other payroll related obligations (e.g. pension).
Working with the Payroll Manager on PAYE settlement agreement and dispensation.
Year-end payroll procedures - P60's and P11D's (produced in-house)
Proactively liaise with the People Team to identify payroll changes, and ensure compliance with HMRC regulations as well as internal business procedures.
Keep up to date with payroll legislation and inform colleagues of changes impacting the business.
Liaise with staff, colleagues, HMRC, and the firm's tax advisers on all relevant payroll issues including earnings, benefits in kinds and any other issues.
Qualifications and skills
CIPP qualification is preferable.
Significant knowledge and experience of UK income tax and national insurance regulations.
Excellent working knowledge of payroll software, preferably Success Factors but not essential.
Law firm experience preferable but will consider someone from a relevant professional service background.
Excel/spreadsheet working to a high standard.
Attention to detail and is being well organised, prioritising work effectively.
Excellent interpersonal and strong communication skills - clearly and promptly responding to queries showing flexibility and responsiveness to changing circumstances.
Experience and understanding of accounting software.
Understanding of gender-pay gap would be preferable.
About Mishcon de Reya
Mishcon de Reya
is an independent law firm, which now employs more than 1,400 people with over 800 lawyers offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals. We have grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone.
Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Singapore, with an association with Karas LLP in Hong Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: Corporate
; Dispute Resolution
; Employment
; Innovation
; Private
; and Real Estate
As of 1 January 2023, Mishcon de Reya and Taylor Vinters
merged. The merger delivers on both firms' strategies to support the innovation economy and accelerate our growing share of the technology, media and life-sciences legal and consultancy services market in the UK and in key international innovation hubs globally.
In times of such far-reaching and profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients - and our own people - to shape the world's possibilities. We are here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital, and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge.
Our purpose remains rooted in our founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and inclusion. Mishcon Academy
, our in-house place of learning, development and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts and our innovative impact strategy, including a commitment to be a net zero carbon business
, also play a central strategic role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launched Mishcon Purpose
, a first-of-its-kind sustainability practice providing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven insight to clients.
The Mishcon de Reya Group
comprises standalone businesses MDR Brand Management
, MDR Cyber
, MDR Discover
, MDR Mayfair
(in London, Singapore and Dubai) and MDRxTECH
. Complementary to Mishcon de Reya's core areas of work, each is led by best in class professionals recruited from a variety of non-legal industries and sectors.
Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the
role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.
We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.
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