Payroll Administrator

Job Description

Practice Group / Department: Payroll - London Job Description Were Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. As well as the relevant skills and experience, werelooking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realizetheir full career potential. We value difference and actively promote a culture of respect for each individual, encouraging and creating inclusion. Our new hybrid working model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work fromboth the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s healthand overall wellbeing. Our London office is currently recruiting for a Payroll Administrator. As well as the relevant skills and experience, were looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. We celebrate multiple approachesand points of view and believe diversity drives innovation, so were building a culture where difference is valued.#The TeamBased in the London, the UK payroll team consists of the payroll manager and two payroll administrators. The payroll team are responsible for end to end payroll processing for UK payrolls (circa 1300 employees) and pensioner payroll (circa 350 retirees).The payroll team operates within the wider Finance team of c110 people across London and Newcastle, and works collaboratively with various HR functions.The Payroll team is an exciting environment, where there is always something new to learn, which will provide many opportunities for personal and professional growth.Key Responsibilities

• Processing and inputting of payroll data into our Payroll system (ADP iHCM). Examples include joiners, leavers, salary changes, statutory pay, fixed and other variable data.
• Administration of our various benefits processed through the Payroll.
• Preparation and calculation of all leave and absences, including maternity, shared parental and Paternity leave.
• Processing of salary sacrifice deductions, including pension, childcare vouchers, cars and bike scheme.
• Month end reporting and payroll related reconciliations.
• Assisting with financial year-end processes.
• Month-end pension administration, including submission of pension contribution files to our pension provider.
• Answering routine queries on payroll related matters from our internal customers
• Assisting with any other duties performed within the payroll department as required by the Payroll manager.

Skills and Experience Required

• Excellent Word and Excel skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, able to communicated professionally and confidently on all levels.
• Have the ability to work as part of a team, in a fast paced exciting environment.
• Strong organisational skills and an ability to prioritise in a fast paced environment.
• Must present a professional friendly approach at all times.
• Flexible approach to taking on new tasks.

In addition the individuals should have the following experience:

• Have least three years end to end payroll administration experience, based in an in-house payroll function (Required)
• Be able to manually calculate tax, national insurance and statutory leave (Required)
• Have completed or is in the process of completing a payroll industry related qualification (Desirable)
• Previous experience of being involved in administering a workplace pension scheme, including processing auto-enrolment and salary sacrifice contributions (Desirable)
• Previous experience of working with ADP iHCM or ADP Freedom (Desirable).
• Previous experience of working with SAP finance system (Desirable)
• Reconciling payroll financial account (Desirable).
• Worked within a large professional services organisation (Beneficial)

Diversity, Equity and InclusionTo attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential.Our new enabled work model allowsour people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to workfrom both the office and a remote location, while continuing todeliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusiveemployment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusionhere.We are an equal opportunities employer. We can make tailored adjustments to our application process to ensure that you have the best chance of success by working with you individually to understand more about your requirements. Please contact our Recruitmentteam on