Payroll and Benefits Advisor

Supporting the Senior Payroll & Benefits Advisor, you will be part of a small team processing 3 UK payrolls, co-ordinating activity for 10 outsourced overseas payrolls & maintaining benefits programs for 2,250 Associates & Partners.This is an excellent opportunity to join Lockton’s People Team in a newly created role. Where, as part of the centralised Payroll & Benefits team, you will be responsible for assisting in accurate and timely processing of 13 payrolls across Europe and APAC, including accurate calculation of Associate benefits. Key responsibilities:In House PayrollCollaborate effectively with HR Admin team and Business Partners to ensure payroll data is received, and systems updated, within set deadlines.Ensure timely and accurate end-to-end processing of UK payroll including starters, leavers, court orders, one-off payments, and deductions, and payrolled benefits. Produce and reconcile monthly payroll reports to ensure salary and benefit changes have been reflected correctly in payroll. Produce and reconcile monthly payroll reports to ensure accurate cost allocation is provided to Finance.Resolve technical queries from Associates, HR, Finance, and external agencies, including HMRC.Reconcile 3rd party payments to the monthly payroll reports, and ensure the payments are raised promptly.Ensure invoices are reconciled, processed, and paid in a timely manner.Monitoring the Payroll email inbox ensuring queries are responded to in a timely manner.Assisting in Payroll End of Year, including P11d processing.Assist in creation and delivery of post payroll reporting.Supporting data preparation for audits and responding to queries from auditors.Outsourced PayrollsLiaise with the 3rd party payroll providers to provide monthly input.Conduct a complete check of the payroll output and resolve any issues where required.Monitor the Payroll email inbox, ensuring queries are responded to in a timely manner.Work with providers to resolve technical queries from Associates, HR, Finance, and external agencies.Reconcile monthly payroll reports received from providers to ensure salary and/or benefit changes have been reflected correctly in the payroll run. Produce and reconcile monthly payroll reports for internal stakeholders (finance) to ensure accurate allocation of costs. Lead in the creation and delivery of post payroll reporting.Ensure timely payment to relevant 3rd parties.Ensure invoices are reconciled and processed in a timely manner.Supporting data gathering for audits and responding to queries from auditorsBenefitsSupport with benefits administration, including notifying benefit providers of starters, leavers & changes to benefit selections. Provide benefits advisory support to the HR team.Assist with monthly pension and benefit administration including reconciliation of contributions. Assist with continuous review of Benefex platform, ensuring payroll correctly reflects Associate & Partner selections.Responding to benefits queries relating to benefits processed through the payroll (pension, healthcare, childcare vouchers, cars etc). Resolve technical queries from Associates, HR, Finance, and external agencies.Ensure invoices are reconciled and processed in a timely manner.Supporting data gathering for audits and responding to queries from auditors.OtherAssisting in ad-hoc duties when required by the Senior Manager, Payroll and Benefits Participate in Payroll & Benefits related projects and initiatives including raising Associate/Partner awareness and embedding change.Key Skills:Proficient Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and Pivot TableOrganised and focused on helping the team provide a consistent level of output and accuracy.Experience of payroll processing, data entry through to reconciliation and reporting.Demonstrates strong attention to detail.Ability to work to tight deadlines.Focus on customer service.Superb organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively.Approach payroll delivery with a continuous improvement mindset. Pre-requisites:Experienced in-house Payroller having worked in a busy payroll environment using Resource Link.Passionate about delivery and continuous improvement.Other information:Current Team Size: 1 x Senior Payroll & Benefits Manager, 1 x Senior payroll Advisor, 1 x Payroll & Benefit Advisor, 1 x Payroll & Benefit Administrator Role is hybrid based and the individual must be prepared to attend the office 3 days per week.Payroll System: Zellis Resource Link1 x PAYE payroll circa 2,250, 2 x LLP (non-PAYE payrolls), 2 x Bermuda, Germany, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Malta, Sweden, and Switzerland payrolls via local bureau.Benefits managed via Spectrum, a Benefex platform.