Finance & Payroll Controller

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the complete payroll accounting process, which includes the preparation, review, and posting of monthly payroll journals across all entities.

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts related to payroll, encompassing wages, pensions, bonuses, benefits, and accrued payroll costs.

• Assist in month-end and year-end closing activities concerning payroll and employee expenses.

• Investigate and address payroll variances and accounting discrepancies.

• Collaborate closely with payroll providers and internal stakeholders to ensure precise payroll reporting.

• Maintain comprehensive audit trails and supporting documentation for payroll transactions.

• Aid in budgeting and forecasting processes for salary, bonus, and benefit costs.

• Generate monthly analyses and reports on people-related expenditures.

• Manage payroll, benefits, and HR-related cost allocations, recharges, and toolkit billing across business units as necessary.

• Serve as the primary finance liaison for the HR team regarding payroll, benefits, and employee cost reporting.

• Assist in the administration and reporting of bonus schemes, commissions, and employee benefits.

• Contribute to the financial components of annual salary reviews and compensation planning cycles.

• Provide HR with accurate reporting on headcount, salary, and workforce costs.

• Support onboarding and offboarding processes from both payroll and finance perspectives.

• Assist with pension, benefit, and statutory reporting obligations where relevant.

• Partner with the HR team to deliver financial insights and operational support across payroll, benefits, reward, headcount planning, employee lifecycle processes, and workforce reporting.

• Support HR projects, including remuneration reviews, benefits harmonization, acquisitions, integrations, annual salary review cycles, and people-related reporting requirements.

• Identify opportunities for enhancing payroll and finance processes through automation and standardization.

• Assist with internal and external audit requests pertaining to payroll and employee costs.

• Maintain robust audit trails, reconciliation files, and supporting documentation for payroll and employee cost transactions.

• Ensure adherence to HMRC, statutory, and internal reporting requirements.

• Assist with system implementations, acquisitions, and integration projects as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• Previous experience in finance, payroll accounting, management accounting, or a comparable role.

• Strong comprehension of payroll processes and payroll-related reconciliations.

• Experience in preparing journals, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.

• Excellent Excel skills, including data analysis and reporting capabilities.

• Keen attention to detail and the ability to work accurately within deadlines.

• Ability to communicate financial information effectively to non-finance stakeholders.

• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.

• AAT qualified or pursuing ACCA, CIMA, or ACA (desirable).

• Experience collaborating with outsourced payroll providers (desirable).

• Experience in a multi-entity or international business environment (desirable).

• Familiarity with HR systems and administration of employee benefits (desirable).

• Experience in software, technology, or high-growth companies (desirable).

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Pension scheme

• Flexible working hours