HH Global Hiring for Payroll & Benefits Advisor at Wakefield Full Time

Purpose of the job:
Working as part of the HR Operations team, this role will assist in the preparation and delivery of all payrolls across EIMEA (Europe, India, Middle East and Africa). Providing day to day support to EIMEA employees in relation to payroll and benefit queries by effectively working with our HR systems and our external payroll bureaus in the UK and across Europe.

Key Responsibilities:
Preparation and co-ordination of EIMEA payrolls ensuring that processes and procedures are followed and legal requirements are met within relevant deadlines.

Shared responsibility for the Payroll EIMEA inbox and responding to all employee payroll related queries.

Liaison with payroll bureaus in the UK and across Europe to resolve employee or business queries.

Collation and distribution of absence and holiday data for payroll processing.

Monthly pension and benefit administration including reconciliation of pension contributions.

Preparation and distribution of monthly payroll and business reports.

Annual preparation of data and co-ordination for payroll reporting requirements.

Responding to benefits queries processed through the payroll (pension, healthcare, childcare vouchers etc).

Support with benefits administration, including sending out eye tests, notifying starters and leavers to different benefit providers.

Assisting in ad-hoc duties when required by the Payroll and Benefits Team Leader.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
Previous experience of payroll preparation within an SME environment is essential.

Experience of European payroll co-ordination will be an advantage.

Basic understanding of PAYE, NI deductions and salary exchange required.

Strong IT skills with a good working knowledge of MS Excel.

Excellent knowledge of excel including pivot tables and ‘v’ look-ups.

Excellent numeracy and analytical skills.

Highly organised and methodical with excellent interpersonal skills.

Flexible approach to work, with the ability to question the status quo.

Able to work on own initiative and prioritise competing demands.