Payroll Specialist

Are you keen to find an exciting new role where you will be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking agile team? If so, come and join us on the journey.

Why Michelmores? Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive. We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to find a positive future.

We are a flexible, friendly and inclusive organisation with a clear focus on fresh thinking, growth and success. We value and nurture our people’s potential and inspiration and give them a creative, open and collaborative environment in which to develop a career and succeed.

As a firm we strive to be more understanding, more flexible and less prescriptive about how we enable our people to succeed in their roles. Central to our culture is our nurturing, friendly and flexible environment which genuinely allows our people to grow and flourish.

We’re always thinking about how we can improve what we do, moving forward, together. From day one we encourage people to believe that there’s no such thing as a bad idea and creativity and innovation is highly prized throughout the Firm.

What sort of work? We have an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Specialist to join our Finance team in our Exeter office.

In this role you will support the Financial Controller, forming part of a team responsible for maintaining the accounting system and records of the firm. Your role will be pivotal to maintaining the integrity of the information held, ensuring that payroll related payments and reports are delivered accurately and in a timely manner and promoting best practice where possible. You will also collaborate regularly with the HR Rewards & Benefits team.

This will include :

• Processing of employee and partner payroll schemes
• Ensuring timely remittance of payments to relevant bodies (PAYE, pensions etc)
• Maintaining accurate payroll records
• Ensuring compliance with laws, regulations and company policies
• Communicating with employees on any queries arising
• Processing and posting payroll journals and associated reports
• Liaising with associated organisations, eg pension providers
• Collating and calculating associated costs and submissions such as P11d and PSA
• Closely working with HR to improve the payroll process

How do we work? We take a flexible, agile approach to working patterns. As a team we agree together on the best working arrangements that will enable each of us to provide exceptional client service, to collaborate and connect with colleagues, and to achieve the right home/work balance.

As a Firm we are committed to supporting our people across all levels to achieve the balance they need. We are open to talking about flexible working and empower any candidate to put forward a flexible working pattern to meet their needs.

Who are we looking for? We are looking for somebody who will understand our values and thrive in our culture.

Your ability to communicate will be key to the success of the role, not only within the 15-person strong Finance Department but with key management personnel, partners and directors.Strong technical and system skills are expected along with a hands-on approach and work ethic. This will be a challenging and developing role in what is a dynamic and fast-growing business. The role is based in our Exeter office and the ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of Payroll Regulations
• Ability to calculate and analyse data and identify discrepancies
• Communicate and liaise with the HR team and the wider firm generally
• Excellent experience with payroll systems and Excel
• Ability to deal with highly sensitive information
• The ability to identify and resolve issues
• Show meticulous attention to detail

This is a great opportunity to join a Firm which believes potential, inspiration, and teamwork should be valued and nurtured.

We work hard to create and sustain an open and collaborative environment. We embrace change and constantly evolve to meet our people’s diverse needs, in the same way that we help our clients to navigate and stay ahead of developments, to move forward together.

Next Steps To apply please click here or if you would like to talk to someone about the role, please call Sarah McLean, Recruitment Specialist, on 07754 555106.

Michelmores LLP is an Equal Opportunities Employer

We do not discriminate on grounds of race, gender, marital status, age, religion, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or sexual orientation in the selection, recruitment and treatment of our staff.

View our Inclusion and Belonging pages for more information.

As part of our recruitment policy our candidates are subject to pre-employment screening checks. The Employee Screening Process includes DBS screening, adverse media checks, financial screening, and will also involve verification of employment history, your right to work in the UK and any relevant qualifications and memberships. If you would like further information around this, at this stage, please get in touch with our recruitment team ([email protected])

*No agencies please – any agency assistance will be via invitation only. Please note any speculative candidates submitted via agencies without invitation will not be considered as represented by that agent.