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Who are Azets



Azets are a leading firm of Accountants and Business Advisers operating across the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, we have over a wide network of employees and an abundance of inspiring opportunities to join one of our many offices!



We are a top ten accountancy firm in the UK and are the number one largest SME practice.




The opportunity

• As an Associate at Azets, you will have the ability and motivation needed to:


• Understand and ensure the accurate and timely delivery of client payrolls to agreed deadlines


• Work within your own chargeable time budget

Day to day duties

• Input data for any of the payrolls when necessary, running Audit and validation checks for payroll as well as interfacing of data to General Ledger and Pensions systems


• Monitor SSP, SMP and other statutory payments and calculations


• Process accurate and timely year-end reporting when necessary


• Manage any payroll changes to the time and attendance systems (BMS)


• Administer the end-to-end payroll process and auto enrolment compliance for a portfolio of clients


• You will be on hand to answering any payroll related enquiries from clients and being a trusted advisor


• Acting as first line support for pay queries


• Peer checking of payrolls


• Undertake general administrative duties and work collaboratively within the payroll hub


• Develop relationships with clients, ensuring effective communication with the wider offices, HMRC and other third-party providers


• Effectively communicating with team and wider payroll teams


• Requirement to keep up to date with payroll legislation and industry changes though independent research

What are we looking for?

• Previous payroll administration experience, minimum of one year service within a busy service driven environment (preferably within a bureau environment)


• End to end Payroll processing experience including pensions, benefits and statutory payments


• High level of accuracy and attention to detail across both manual and systems based work


• A natural ability to coordinate, prioritise and multitask with little supervision


• Strong customer focused approach, ability to handle customer queries by telephone and email


• Be able to adapt to a highly changeable environment


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Ability to work under pressure whilst meeting tight deadlines


• Knowledge and understanding of payroll legislation, processing, and auto enrolment regulations


• Must have the ability to manually calculate a payroll


• Willing to study for a CIPP Foundation degree qualification

What's in it for you?



Our benefits include hybrid & flexible working, birthday leave, professional subscription and much more. You can find out more about how we reward our colleagues - Careers | Rewards And Benefits | Azets UK



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