EMEA & US Payroll & Benefits Consultant - Fixed Term Contract (1 year)
hace 2 días
Edinburgh
About the role The EMEA & US Payroll & Benefits Consultant will support all payroll processes across UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the US. This will involve supporting the EMEA Payroll Manager in partnering across the People and Culture and Finance Teams, and by using the HRIS to deliver payroll data to our Payroll providers to ensure seamless and accurate monthly payment of salary to approximately 400 employees. In addition to the core responsibilities of the role, you will be an additional key point of contact for the vendors and support strong vendor management so that the providers deliver all elements of the payroll at service level and at the highest levels of quality assurance. You will work with the Payroll Manager to own the end-to-end quality assurance and governance process to ensure that we meet internal standards to effectively manage risk. In addition, you will support with the management of all regulatory requirements so that First Sentier Group meets its external obligations. About you Your experience • Strong administrative and organisational skills and high level of attention to detail, • Strong IT skills particularly in relation to HR/Payroll systems and Microsoft office such as excel, word, adobe, outlook, • Expert knowledge of Payroll, Pension and HR processes and best practice, • Strong knowledge of payroll, pension, and tax regulations, • Experience of global mobility would be an advantage, but not essential, • Excellent numeracy and analytical skills Your skills • Excellent numeracy and analytical skills, • Strong administrative and organisational skills and high level of attention to detail, • Ability to build and maintain professional working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, • Excellent influencing and communication skills, including ability to adapt style where needed, • Ability to work to deadlines – producing accurate work often under pressure, • Team player, focusing on contributing to the overall success of the Global People and Culture Team, • Ability to exercise discretion and judgement – respect confidentiality and privacy Your day-to-day • Deliver accurate and timely payrolls for the EMEA & US Regions in line with standard operating procedures and controls, ensuring obligations within our Risk Management Framework are met., • Keep up to date with payroll regulations, pension regulations, tax laws and any regional legal requirements, while working with payroll providers to ensure compliance and accuracy within each region, • Be able to carry out manual calculations in line with First Sentier Group policy and payroll regulations (Pro rata salary, Gross to Net, SMP, Redundancy, Overpayments, etc), • Actively support Global Mobility and Remuneration processes to ensure accurate payment of employees particularly as incentives vest. You will with work with the Payroll Manager in supporting business partners and the internal remuneration team to deliver clear direction on the requirements to be considered and met to ensure accurate delivery of remuneration pay, • Ownership of benefits administration to ensure all benefits administration is complete to required timelines, • Key point of contact for administrative support related to employee benefits including reporting and auditing. Partners with the Shared services team to ensure all benefits administration is complete to required timelines, • Partner with internal stakeholders so that data is captured in payroll files, processed and are guided through quality assurance, governance processes, ensuring all data is reconciled each period, • Partner with payroll providers to ensure they deliver process and outcomes to timeframes at the highest levels of quality, while continuing to review and monitor performance to ensure deliverables meet First Sentier Group requirements, • Deal with employee, internal and external stakeholder queries in relation to payroll, pension, and benefit administration in a timely and professional manner. Escalate any queries as appropriate, • Be able to adapt to business demands for ad hoc tasks and any project related requirements About us Powering possibilities At First Sentier Group, we believe it is our responsibility to help clients achieve the financial freedom they desire, unlocking a world of possibilities. We support our distinct affiliate investment teams to deliver meaningful investment outcomes. By combining their specialist investment knowledge with our global support, we create an innovative and agile operating model designed to effectively respond to our clients' needs. We pride ourselves on our client-centric approach, ensuring we are all working towards achieving our clients' goals and enhancing their possibilities for the future, while continually striving for better. Better strategies. Better service. Better possibilities Our success relies on our ability to deliver outstanding client outcomes, supported by our culture and an efficient, sustainable and scalable business. We are committed to investing in our people to ensure we attract, develop and retain the talent to deliver these outcomes, guided by our vision, purpose and values. • Care: we care about our clients, society and each other., • Collaboration: we collaborate to deliver the best solutions., • Openness: we are open with each other, and to different ways of thinking., • Dedication: we are dedicated to being experts in our respective fields. Why work with us Our industry-leading benefits Working at First Sentier Group gives you access to a growing, values-led organisation with competitive pay and industry-leading benefits including: • Flexible working and a gender-neutral parental leave programme that provides 26 weeks’ paid leave in every region, • Global collaboration, international mobility and the opportunity to build your career in different markets, • Employee-driven charitable foundation allows our people to give back in their local communities through donation-matching and paid volunteering days, • Access to learning and development opportunities including in-house training and external programs Corporate Sustainability & B Corp We are committed to ensuring that as a firm, we are contributing to building a sustainable economy and society by improving our environmental, social and governance standards and holding our own business to the same standards that we expect of the companies that we invest our clients’ capital in; and by doing so, reinforcing our position as responsible investors. Find out more at this page: ___ In 2022, First Sentier Group became a globally certified B Corp. B Corp Certification provides a framework that we can use to effectively assess our operations against high standards from an environmental, social and governance point of view, as well as to identify areas where we can enhance and improve. Based on the B Impact Assessment, First Sentier Group earned an overall score of 107.2, as of November, 2022. Find out more at this page: ___ Our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) At First Sentier Group, we value the different experience, ideas and perspectives that our people bring to the work they do. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable culture where diversity can thrive. We believe this leads to better outcomes for our people and our clients, and it’s the right thing to do. We provide equal employment opportunities to applicants regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, family status, or any other category protected by law. We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180, a Disability Confident Employer and a member of the Business Disability Forum in the UK.