Senior Payroll Specialist; FTC | Finance & Accounting | Core Operations

Senior Payroll Specialist (FTC) | Finance & Accounting | Core Operations

FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.

At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.

Are you ready to make your impact?

We have an opening for a Senior Payroll Specialist to join us on a fixed-term-contract for ~12 months.

The Senior Payroll Specialist is a support role within the EMEA payroll team that reports to the UK Payroll Manager. The Senior Payroll Specialist will assist in all aspects of the monthly payroll processing, but take a particular role in the validation of payroll entries and support for both the payroll specialists and payroll manager, where this role sits in between.

Our payroll is run in-house on the ADP IHCM NGUX Platform.

• Contribute to the processing of FTI UK Payroll for approx. 1,500 UK employees monthly
• Take a lead in the processing of the UK Partnership payroll
• Collate and process all UK payroll data into ADP IHCM NGUX, ( Starters, Leavers, Benefits, Bonuses, Overtime, Pensions etc.)
• Manually calculate PAYE and NI calculations, Gross to Net as and when required
• Prepare and issue Maternity Pay Schedules
• Calculate SSP, SMP, SAP, SPP & SHPP
• Monitor the forgivable loan schedules and manage the forgiveness through payroll
• Validation of payroll input from the payroll specialists
• Prepare and review the monthly payroll reconciliations and control reports
• Issue the monthly payroll files to Senior Management for approval and payroll sign off
• Produce final payroll reports to enable the Management Accounting Team to post the monthly payroll journal
• Manage the reconciliation of pensions and upload to Scottish Widows
• Manage the monthly reconciliations for payments to HMRC and other third parties
• Act as a backup to other EMEA colleagues and process other payrolls as required
• Provide earnings data to the Global Mobility team as required
• Maintain an understanding of current payroll legislation: RTI and Auto Enrolment
• Prepare and submit monthly ONS data
• Prepare data for both Internal and SOX audit
• Management of the Modified Payroll
• Process P11D’s
• Liaise with and maintain good relationships with internal clients on a daily basis - Employees, Benefits team, Finance, HR, HMRC, Pension Provider, Childcare Vouchers, etc.
• Take a lead in driving efficiencies and improvements with payroll processing
• Creation and Testing of new pay elements
• Assist the payroll manager with any projects

We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.

As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.

• Experience of working to tight deadlines
• Strong organisation skills and methodical mindset
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong attention to detail is essential
• Ability to prioritise,…