Payroll Assistant

Job title: Payroll Specialist – Part time – 3 days.

About us:

Insight is a Fortune 500-ranked global provider of hardware, software, cloud, and service solutions, providing clients the guidance and expertise needed to define, architect, implement and manage technology today while transforming for tomorrow.

The Finance function is responsible for all aspects of Insight's financial management including the acquisition and utilisation of all funds necessary for the organisation to operate efficiently, and the controlling and planning of financial resources.

The Payroll Specialist administers and supports all payroll activities throughout EMEA by ensuring each stage of the payroll process is properly adhered to, payments are accurately processed, and the appropriate information is cascaded to relevant parties (including the Human Resources team, retirement scheme providers, and governing bodies).

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for aiding the completion of the monthly payrolls throughout EMEA and ensuring pertinent data is efficiently captured.
• Timely and accurately prepare and input data into the payroll systems.
• Administer and calculate teammates payments and deductions, shift variations, overtime, oncall payments, maternity and paternity calculations, expense claims, and other adjustments with appropriate authorisation.
• Carry out all statutory and regulatory monthly and annual/end of year (EOY) returns and ensure they are communicated to relevant parties accordingly.
• Conduct regular checks to ensure that payroll processes and systems are working efficiently and help to mitigate potential risks by foreseeing and identifying any potential issues and reporting them to the Payroll Manager and or relevant teammates accordingly.
• Offer advice and guidance to teammates on payroll matters, occupational related schemes, and payroll policies and procedures.
• Update, operate, and maintain payroll software, databases, and payroll procedures.
• Produce and provide detailed management reports, support payroll related projects, identify improvements to systems, and play an active role in implementing agreed changes.
• Ensure compliance with relevant audits, regulations, and legislation by determining the impact of any changes and taking required action where necessary.
• Provide ad-hoc support and liaise with appropriate third parties in order to resolve any payroll related queries.

This list is not exhaustive, you will be required to undertake additional responsibilities as reasonably requested by your manager.           

Key skills and experience required:

• Working towards a recognised qualification, accreditation, or certification  -Educated to degree level or can demonstrate equivalent work experience
• Must have experience working in EMEA based role.
• High level of written and spoken English -Personable, responsible, and self-motivated
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, and Word) -Good working knowledge of using computerised payroll systems
• Highly developed numeracy skills 
• Excellent attention to detail, problem solving skills and ability to resolve complex issues 
• Ability to exercise discretion when handling confidential information -Demonstrates a tactful and diplomatic approach to situations involving multiple variable outcomes
• Good interpersonal skills and communication skills – ability to liaise with teammates at all level
• Ability to develop friendly, positive, and supportive relationships with external and internal clients, and to provide them with excellent service
• Able to assume responsibility for assignments and to perform them in accordance with minimal supervision -Proven ability to communicate effectively with managers and senior members across the organisation, and external stakeholders

 About Insight:

We believe that by giving you the freedom to think big and empower you to reach your full potential, together we will achieve the best outcomes.  Along with excellent benefits and a compelling reward package, we offer the opportunity to work in a supportive environment with a high level of autonomy and creativity - there’s a reason our average employee tenure is over 6 years.

We strive to display our three core values of Hunger, Heart, and Harmony every day. They represent and drive who we are here at Insight and by doing so we are doing amazing things. Insight started in a garage in 1988 and it is through harnessing our three core values that two brothers, Eric and Tim Crown, steered Insight to the Fortune 500 company it is today. We are now a Global IT Services and Solutions business, passionate about helping customers and the real people who sit behind them.

Application Details:

Insight is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to achieving diversity and equality within our organisation. We seek out people from diverse backgrounds and encourage you to apply.

We will endeavour to contact you within five business days, should we feel your profile is a good match for this role. If you do not hear from us within this timeframe, please presume that on this occasion, your application was not successful.

A full job description will be provided upon application.