Payroll Coordinator - 12-month FTC

Our Business Services team is a collective of creative, strategic, forward-thinking business enablers. Together the People & Culture, Marketing & Communications, IT, Operations, Finance and Quality & Risk Management teams make it their mission to ensure Mazars has the right tools, technology, strategies and services in place to deliver exceptional client service and future-proof our growing business.

Job Purpose

As an Internal Payroll Coordinator you will work closely with the Payroll Manager and the other members of the team processing the internal payroll from beginning to end. Liaising with HR, Rewards & Benefits and Finance teams, producing monthly reports, reconciling data and answering staff queries.

Job Role

• Jointly responsible for the day-to-day administration of staff payroll.
• Use payroll software efficiently, including import/exports and report writing.
• Processing all types of manual payroll calculations, including salary sacrifice schemes.
• Applying knowledge of PAYE/NIC and statutory payments, for example, redundancy, family leave statutory payments and SSP.
• Apply knowledge of pension schemes, including AE process and pension upload to pension providers website.
• BACS payments.
• Proactively develop and keep up to date with new payroll legislation and compliance.
• Proactively carry out payroll reconciliations and analysis.
• Proactively liaise with HMRC and assist with technical enquiries when they arise.
• Use own initiative to resolve issues and assist team members where possible, by providing a range of solutions and seeking advice where necessary.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal contacts at all levels.

Person Specification

• Internal payroll or bureau experience.
• Demonstrates up to date knowledge of current payroll legislation and is confident in using payroll software.
• Good IT skills, intermediate level of Excel is essential.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral).
• Organises own work and prioritises tasks.
• Good numeracy skills.
• Demonstrates attention to detail and a high concern for accuracy.
• Demonstrates an appreciation of the importance of teamwork and responds willingly to all team members reasonable requests.
• Actively seeks to enhance expertise and knowledge.

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network. The network operates under a single brand worldwide, with just two members: Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories.

Both member firms share a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience, delivering audit & assurance, tax and advisory services around the world. Together, our strategic vision strives to move our clients, people, industry and communities forward. Through our reach and areas of expertise, we help organisations respond to emerging sustainability issues in the global marketplace including human rights, climate change, environmental impacts and culture.

We are one diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team with a huge sense of connection and belonging. This is a place where you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself and put your ideas into action.

At Forvis Mazars, we empower our people and celebrate individuality. We thrive on teamwork and are agile. We have bold foresight and give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and have a deeper understanding, to help make an impact so that everyone can reach their full potential.

Central London based office location with a hybrid working model!

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond is fully supported to be their unique self. To read more about our approach click here.

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as accessible and inclusive as possible - please contact us to discuss any changes you may require so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.