Junior Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Running end to end payrolls for our UK based customers.
• Gathering and validating all data and information required to successfully run a client's payroll through our payroll software platform.
• Work with our Payroll operations team to ensure a successful service to our customers.
• Work closely with the Implementation team to ensure a smooth transition from onboarding project to live operation.
• Update the Payroll Manager with the latest status including the escalation of risks and issues impacting the project.
• Working with the payroll operations to become confident in responding to customer payroll queries.
• Gaining payroll knowledge from payroll operations in order to start to become a payroll professional for UK payroll.
• Operate end-to-end payroll process on monthly payrolls for allocated clients (including processing the PAYE Submission, FPS and EPS submissions to the HMRC, net pay transfers and HMRC payments).

Requirements:

• Received a degree in the any of the following fields: Accounting, Finance, Economics and Business Studies.
• Excellent time management skills
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and ability to quickly analyse data and come to solid conclusions.
• Superb client engagement skills and confident in engaging with and building relationships with all levels of stakeholders.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, presentation and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Must be motivated, professional and able to work on own initiative, with the capacity to be a versatile team player - flexible, proactive and pragmatic.

Desired Skills

• Any Payroll Software experience is an advantage
• High level of Microsoft Excel experience.
• Any experience in other HR functional areas: People Management, Talent Management, Recruitment, Time & Attendance, HR Shared Services, Compensation and Benefits.

Where we're going

UKG is on the cusp of something truly special. Worldwide, we already hold the #1 market share position for workforce management and the #2 position for human capital management. Tens of millions of frontline workers start and end their days with our software, with billions of shifts managed annually through UKG solutions today. Yet it's our AI-powered product portfolio designed to support customers of all sizes, industries, and geographies that will propel us into an even brighter tomorrow!

UKG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including the recruitment process.

Disability Accommodation

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