Payroll Advisor

Job description

We are recruiting for a Payroll Advisor to join our Payroll Team within Aviva.

The Payroll Adviser will ensure the accurate and effective processing of our monthly payroll for 17,000 UK based employees. Although the role will be varied, we are particularly looking for someone with strong experience of shadow/expat payrolls and UK payroll experience. The role will be essential in ensuring the smooth running of the payroll department and will include regular reporting to managers as well as continual improvement and development of internal processes.

Duties & Responsibilities:

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Input and checking of all aspects of UK Payroll processing.

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Input and checking of all aspects for Expat payroll e.g. Shadow reporting, Cost of Living allowances.

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Knowledge and application of statutory and firm rules in relation to: SSP, SMP, SAP, SPP, redundancy payments and many other aspects of payroll processing.

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Dealing with employee related queries through within the given SLA agreements.

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Arrange 3rd party monthly payroll payments i.e. court orders and Payroll Giving.

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Quarterly processing of Non-exec directory payroll documents.

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Completion of periodic National Statistics forms.

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Completion of annual Appendix 7b returns.

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Payroll uploads of HR data to Resource Link.

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Continually updating all process documentation to ensure all are up to date and available to test under our control processes.

Skills & Experience required :

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The ability and confidence to manage customer and partner relationships.

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The ability work in a team and build relationships with co-workers both virtually and in person.

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The ability to prioritise your workload.

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A passion to deliver a service that goes above and beyond for our internal customers.

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PAYE payroll exposure.

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Understanding of standard payroll journal postings to GL and balance sheet reconciliations.

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Able to confidently complete manual statutory calculations.

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Previous experience with Resource Link software.

What will you get for this role?

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Salary of £22,000 depending on skills, experience and qualifications

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Generous defined contribution pension scheme

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Annual performance related bonus and pay review

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Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days

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Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products through “My Aviva Extras” plus discounts for Friends and Family. (Some exclusions apply)

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Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme

Working at Aviva

 

At Aviva, we’re people with a purpose. To be with you today, for a better tomorrow.

 

We bring this to life by ensuring managing risk is at the heart of the way we all work. We love people who do the right thing for our customers, and our colleagues. We want people who speak up, who take responsibility, and who make good decisions.

 

The way we do this is important too. We always ‘Care More’. It’s our thing. We’re all about our people – that’s you – so we can be pretty flexible. If you want to work from home some of the time or change your hours so you can pick up your kids or care for someone in your family, we’re very open to that. In fact, we don’t advertise roles as either part or full time, because we know each person has different needs, just as each business area has different needs. So, it’s up to you to discuss working hours during your interview.

 

We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you.

 

We interview every disabled applicant* that meets the minimum criteria for the job . Once you’ve applied, please send us a separate email stating that you have a disclosed disability and we’ll make sure we interview you.

 

We’d love it if you could submit your application online . If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Alice Neal a call on 0121 200 5926 or send an email to alice.neal@aviva.com.

 

*As defined in The Equality Act 2010 *. By ‘ minimum criteria’ we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform the role.