UK Payroll Consultant

at  Bank of America

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title: UK Payroll Consultant
Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President
Location: Chester

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Experience of running end to end payrolls
• Proven track record of working in Payroll and an understanding of Payroll Finance
• Being able to organise and prioritise the workload and manage multiple tasks / deadlines while maintaining a high standard of accuracy and level of service
• Must be proactive in driving efficiencies and producing new ideas to improve the current processes
• Excellent reporting and data reconciliation skills, including intermediate Excel (Pivot Table, Vlookup)
• Excellent team player with the ability to build effective team relationships and promote an environment of trust and flexibility
• Previous experience of implementing new payroll software desirable
• Previous banking experience desirable but not essential
• Understanding of payroll accounting and finance
• Previous experience or awareness of Workday Payroll not essential but desirable

• Collation, data entry and processing of various payroll related transactions.
• Inputting, checking and reconciling the payroll information to achieve accurate, timely and compliant payments to employees, government agencies and third party providers
• Ensuring that all statutory reporting deadlines are met.
• Answering payroll queries from employees and other key stakeholder i.e. HR, Finance etc.
• Updating standard operating procedure (SOP) documents as required.
• Provide back up in the team for other countries as required.
• Performs complex analytics, consulting, and process design tasks to support the successful delivery of payroll
• Evaluates existing processes, technologies, and routines to drive process improvements
• Implement controls to mitigate and manage compliance and operational risk
• Partners with HR program functions on an ongoing basis to ensure processes meet design requirements