Payroll and Human Resources Associate

A Japanese trading company is currently recruiting an Associate Payroll and Human Resources and General Affairs to work in their London office.
In this role, you will be responsible for processing payroll, handling HR tasks, and providing general administrative support in the Human Resources and General Affairs Department.
The ideal candidate should have excellent Excel skills, strong attention to detail, and a proactive mindset for process improvement.
Experience in multiple currencies would be highly advantageous.

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TYPE: Permanent, full-time
WORKING HOURS: Monday to Friday 8 hours per day (including one hour for lunch), flexible start time between 7 and 11 am
SALARY: up to £40k per annum depending on experience
BENEFITS: Discretionary annual performance-related bonus, medical insurance, dental Insurance, company pension, generous annual health check-up scheme
LOCATION: City of London (3 days in office, 2 days from home after probation)

Associate Payroll and Human Resources and General Affairs Main Responsibilities:
Support processing two monthly payrolls one of which is a modified payroll
Understanding and processing expatriates and local's variable pay elements
Handling expatriate queries and payments
Accurately collating/compiling variable and permanent payroll data in Excel/ CSV format using data from multiple sources
Completing payroll accounting tasks such as booking requests, reports and reconciliations to ensure correct processing of data
Liaising with departments for P and L
Ensuring payroll compliance and statutory reporting requirements are met
End of Year payroll tasks - P11D, PSA etc
Self-assessment tax returns for expatriate staff in partnership with an outside contractor
Processing benefits such as pension, workplace savings scheme, dental and medical insurance, legacy childcare voucher scheme, loans etc
Supporting with the annual salary review process ensuring data is correct and accurately applied to the payroll and the pension/ workplace savings scheme
Supporting with the annual bonus processing
Managing intercompany and intracompany payments and recharges such as rent, service charge and electricity charges
Ensuring accurate data is maintained in the payroll system and HR system
Supporting the preparation and collation of HR documentation including offer letters and contracts
Support with the auditing process
Processing booking and payment requests through SAP
Supporting with the Company insurance renewal policies
Ad hoc tasks as required

Associate Payroll and Human Resources and General Affairs Ideal Candidate:
Excellent Excel skills including knowledge of functions, lookup tables and macros
Ability to work in multiple currencies (mainly Japanese yen and Euro)
Good time and task management with the ability to work to tight deadlines
Strong process improvement mindset
Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
Cooperative, flexible and 'Can-do' attitude
Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment
SAP experience desirable
Business level fluency in English

All applicants for the Associate Payroll and Human Resources and General Affairs must have the right to work in the country as the Company is not able to offer visa support.

We regret that we cannot accept applications from Working holiday visa, Graduate or Student visa holders.