Portfolio Payroll are working with a high performing Payroll Bureau in Manchester who are looking for a for Payroll Specialist to work as part of their Payroll team, where you will be responsible for ensuring our clients remain compliant with legislation and best practices related to payroll processing, reporting and taxation. The role: Collate, interpret and validate data supplied by clients for processingProcess client data in line with departmental processes and proceduresCommunication with clients in line with departmental processes and proceduresAnalyse and manage payroll output for accuracy and to meet legislative requirementsHighlight and escalate/respond to any matter that may affect the smooth running of client payrollsPerform reconciliations and EOY processes as required by the client schedulePrepare and complete manually calculated payslipsRespond to allocated client queries and take appropriate action in accordance with service level performance targetsLiaise with other departments to meet client service definition criteriaEnsure client Payroll Procedures manual is currentProvide information as necessary to statutory bodiesMaintain knowledge of current products and servicesMaintain knowledge of current statutory legislationWork with other team members to meet payroll deadlinesParticipate in the collation and analysis of payroll service performance statistics and resulting improvement plansUtilise knowledge to contribute to the training programmes for new and less ..... full job details .....