Payroll Senior Associate

At CT we are driven by our purpose: The Joy of Helping Others Succeed, and our values and behaviours which shape who we are and how we work together. These principles guide the way we interact with clients, collaborate as teams, and contribute to the success of our business.

The number crunching days are gone, keeping pace with innovation and being part of that culture is the future. We love transforming numbers into something useful for people. But great things can’t happen with technology alone. That’s the reason we’re keen to engage with each other.

Like many organisations, we have adapted our working practices – we have a fully dynamic working model, giving our people flexibility. We trust you to work where you work best. This could be at home, in the office or a combination of the two. All we ask is that you attend client meetings in person as necessary and have occasional face-to-face catchups with your team.

CT brings together more than 180 specialists providing a wide range of high-quality professional services. At CT, the success of our business is founded on being able to recruit the best people, who share our purpose and values and are driven to make a positive impact.

As a Payroll Senior Associate, you will have a sole responsibility for your own portfolio of clients, providing them with a high quality and reliable personal service, and processing the payroll from start to finish. You will be responsible for completion of payroll review work and become involved in technical tasks. In addition to the traditional payroll responsibilities, you will get involved in business development projects and other initiatives within the payroll team.

What you will do:

• Supporting the Payroll Managers ensuring that high standards of payroll compliance, operating procedures, quality, and client-service are maintained.
• Preparation of weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls for a varied portfolio of clients covering all aspects of payroll from start to finish including Pension Auto-enrolment responsibilities.
• Completion of payroll reviews before submission to clients, as well as payroll reviews for junior members of staff.
• Developing and maintaining client contact and relationships.
• Assisting with business development projects and opportunities including networking events.
• Ensuring the payroll procedures manual and client reports are maintained.
• Working alongside the Payroll Managers on team training and development needs.
• Ensuring full compliance and reporting for SPPA clients.
• Due diligence and audit testing requirements.
• Health check reviews for external clients.
• Completion of client journals.
• Ensuring auto enrolment declarations are filed on time and communications are dealt with timely to clients for reenrolment.
• Ensuring payment submissions are made to HMRC for all clients.
• Liaising and communication with Managers, Partners and other departments within the firm.
• Quarterly pension reviews.
• Managing the creation and publication of marketing and social media articles.
• Ad hoc assignments.

Your profile:

• Relevant client experience in payroll.
• Alignment with our purpose and values.
• The ability to Demonstrate Expertise.
• Relevant professional qualification is desirable but not essential.
• Proactive support of client and business objectives.
• Growth mindset and continuous desire to learn.

How to apply:

Please apply using the link below, where you will be asked to fill out a short form online. We will require applicants to submit their CV and a short covering letter detailing what makes you a suitable candidate for this role and including your salary expectations and your notice period where applicable.

At CT, we believe in the power of different perspectives and diverse talents. CT is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

CT is a very forward-thinking professional services business, so we provide things like tax, audit and accountancy services but also cutting-edge data solutions, high-quality business advice and SaaS. We work across the whole range of people who need our services, so you’ll be coming up with new ideas for different audiences frequently.

We have offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness. We work fully dynamically, meaning that our team are trusted to work where suits the situation best. There’s no mandatory time in the office, but you will need to come in regularly for meetings and events.