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UK Payroll Specialist

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London, England
Mid level
London, England
Mid level
As a UK Payroll Specialist, you will ensure timely and accurate salary payments for clients, manage payroll processes, handle employee queries, prepare reports, and support team effectiveness.
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Position: UK Payroll Specialist

Location: Europe (fully remote)

Our story

Strada is a technology-enabled, people powered company committed to delivering world-class payroll, human capital management, and financial management solutions to organizations globally.

With a team of more than 8,000 experts and over 30 years of expertise, Strada blends leading-edge technology with human ingenuity to help businesses across the globe design and deliver at scale. Supporting over 1,400 customers in 33 countries, Strada partners with customers at every stage of their journey, to help drive their vision forward.

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team’s experience in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Strada is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

To learn more about us, visit stradaglobal.com

The Role:

Strada is currently recruiting for UK Payroll Specialist. As part of an industry-leading team, you will help drive results for our clients by delivering innovative and effective solutions as part of our Payroll Service Delivery business group within Strada Solutions 

Job Responsibilities: 

  • Making sure that our clients' employees get their monthly salaries accurately and on time.

  • Inputting data into the system, validating and performing calculations.

  • Processing statutory documentation. 

  • Running payroll processes and answering employees’ queries via email or telephone.

  • Preparing reports, reconciling and making payments.

  • Testing payroll system functionalities.

  • Supporting less experienced colleagues by checking files and reports in line with SOPs and agreed deadlines.

  • Highlighting risks and errors to relevant parties as soon as possible, following risk management processes. 

  • Highlighting areas of improvement in the team to increase effectiveness.

  • Building strong relationships with client teams, client representatives and third-party providers.

  • Contributing to the team as a whole, supporting the rest of the team based on their needs (a buddy to less experienced colleagues and supporting more senior colleagues). 

Required Experience: 

  • Very good English and excellent communication skills – C1 minimum - because you’ll be working closely with clients in the UK. 

  • Proven, industry experience in payroll position (can be for a service provider or client-side).

  • Strong knowledge of UK payroll (compliance, legislation, tax, national insurance, pensions etc).

  • Customer service skills and experience.

  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

  • CIPP qualification would be beneficial.

What we offer:

At Strada you will have the opportunity to develop your career at a global leader in payroll services. We offer an open, collaborative culture in a flexible, fully-remote working environment. A competitive salary is available with the following benefits (for UK applicants, benefits in other European countries vary - please query with your Strada recruiter):

• Private healthcare.
• Flexible contributory pension.
• Flexible life insurance.
• Income protection funded by the company.
• Discounted gym membership
• Fully remote with a £500 per year work from home allowance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

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Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options. 

By applying for a position with Strada, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Strada’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test.  You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Strada is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Strada, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

Diversity Policy Statement

Strada is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law.   In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Strada provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Strada.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Strada business units.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
 


DISCLAIMER:


Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

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