A leading financial services firm is seeking a UK Payroll Specialist to join their growing team.

This role is hybird with a minimum of three days a week in their office (City of London).

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of processing UK payroll in-house using ECP
• Process monthly UK payroll accurately & distribute payments to employees and tax authorities timely
• Accountable for compliance and statutory reporting with HMRC (monthly FPS & P45s), pensions administrator, Childcare Vouchers, GAYE, Cycle to Work, SIPP, etc.
• Prepare, reconcile and distribute all UK year-end filings.
• Provide collaborative support to HR, Shares, Tax & Accounting teams on payroll matters when required.
• Possess knowledge and ability to calculate PAYE & NI taxes
• Calculate Maternity Leave pay (& leave balance pay outs) accurately
• Data entry as required in SuccessFactors EC & ECP systems
• Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies in payroll records with guidance and transparency, as well as provide assistance in responding to inquiries from HMRC timely as needed

The role requires:

• Significant UK payroll experience in-house.
• Analytical skills with attention to detail
• Honesty, transparency, integrity & confidentiality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solution-seeking with a can-do & positive attitude
• Works well in a team environment
• Follows established processes and checklists, and ability to identify deficiencies & provide enhancements to existing processes
• Ability to calculate holiday, sick & maternity pay
• Ability to identify problems and respond to employees & other internal clients timely
• Ability to work with little supervision and exercise good judgment
• Experience with processing payroll in-house
• SAP or EC/ECP experience
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Competent with other MS Office Suite products