Payroll Specialist in London

Join to apply for the Payroll Specialist role at BCLP. At BCLP, we have built our firm on the foundations of thinking differently. Curious, inquisitive and unbound by tradition, we are building change within our sector and beyond. We are looking for a Payroll Specialist to join our Finance team. Reporting to the Senior Payroll Manager, EMEAA, you will be responsible for managing end-to-end payroll processes across our UK, European, and Middle Eastern offices.

We are looking for someone with strong expertise in UK payroll and PAYE legislation, and ideally, experience handling international payrolls. You will also support the Senior Payroll Manager with various projects and ad-hoc tasks.

• Preparation of UK, Europe & Middle East payrolls (start to finish, in house and outsourced)
• Providing accurate payroll data to BCLP payroll vendors within set deadlines
• Expert at calculating various international payments / deductions / pro ratas
• Manage BCLP payroll vendors queries & assist them with payroll processing
• Check all payroll input in the software / reports
• Prepare sign off analysis for Senior Payroll Manager EMEAA for all BCLP payrolls
• Good administration of payroll inbox on daily basis (response time maximum 24 hours)
• Prepare & send monthly UK Pension contributions to 3rd party
• Prepare any ad-hoc payments for sign off and payment (advances, cheques, etc)
• Prepare 3rd party payments (HMRC, GAYE, etc.) for sign off and payment
• Prepare reconciliations for reducing balance UK benefits (Season ticket, Loans, Ride2Work, etc)
• Prepare payroll analysis as requested
• Building strong relationships with other BCLP teams and 3rd parties
• Apply correctly BCLP policies, practices and processes in day to day activity
• Work with the Senior Payroll manager on implementing a new EMEAA payroll solution (data migration & analysis, new processes design, reporting design, parallel runs, etc)
• Support with payroll projects, as required

• Work closely with Finance & Accounting team, People Team (including Benefits and Reward) and payroll vendors
• Support and advise on payroll queries for all BCLP employees; build strong relationships

• 5 years of payroll experience, with a minimum of 3 years in professional services / legal industry
• Excellent UK PAYE knowledge (statutory rules)
• Experience processing international payrolls is preferred
• Ability to manually perform gross-to-net calculations with strong understanding of UK taxation on pay elements and benefits
• Excellent knowledge of UK parental leave statutory rules and manual calculations
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (especially Excel) for payroll data analysis and reconciliations
• Experience coordinating outsourced and in-house payrolls (highly manual processes)
• Excellent understanding of UK benefits & pensions and their management via payroll
• Confidence to challenge the status quo and improve operating models and processes
• Manual payroll journals preparation
• CIPP qualification or currently studying

• Hard working with strong task ownership
• Ability to work independently and present self-reviewed work for management review
• Strong data management, analytical and logical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong relationship-building abilities
• Trustworthy with confidential data and discretion
• Keen to learn new skills

At Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner we value a diverse workforce and strive to create an inclusive environment where all employees are valued and able to be themselves. We are committed to recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing our people without regard to background, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, political belief, disability or any other characteristic.