Company purpose:
Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.
Our employer promise is built around three pillars:
• Being a great place to work
• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact
• Being dedicated to the development of our people
Business area
The UK CIB HR Department supports CIB staff and managers in London, providing them with a full range of strategic advisory and transactional services (in terms of payroll, reward, pension and benefits, recruitment, career management, learning & development and employee relations). In regular contact with the Group HR Department of BNP Paribas S.A. (headquartered in Paris), CIB HR is the entry point for all CIB employees on any HR issue. The team in London comprises of circa 70 HR professionals.
Job purpose
- The role is responsible for working in the UK Shared Service Payroll team processing the 19 payrolls across 6 Group Companies.
- The role is has a UK territory focus
Key responsibilities
- Assist with the delivery of the Payroll processing services as per the agreed payroll calendar. The tasks include:
- Completing the monthly tasks and reconciliations accurately and on time.
- Ensure compliance with all statutory regulations
- Ensuring the appropriate approvals is in place for all payroll payments and adjustments.
- Answering queries from employees in relation to their pay.
- Manage the payment of third parties.
- Ensuring the correct treatment of benefits offered under the Company flexible benefits scheme across all group companies
- Checking the monthly payrolls, checking and sign-off of the monthly BACS payment.
- Completion of annual payroll processes such as P11D’s and P60s.
- Provide reports and data to all companies as agreed for statutory and internal functions and internal controls.
- Contact point for any employee queries.
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with HR Internal clients.
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with Finance.
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with other group entities
- Provide advice on PAYE related matters.
Requirements
- Understanding of the complete payroll process; including year-end, P11d’s and PSA.
- To be up to date with the latest PAYE legislation and market practices.
- Understanding of PAYE legislation and how to apply it to payroll.
- Excellent Accuracy
- Strong interpersonal skills will be required to communicate at all levels across the company
- Strong time management skills of working towards tight deadlines.
- Experience of a UK payroll.
- Experience of an expatriate payroll.
- Committed to the role and willing to work flexibly as necessary to get the job done.
- Accustomed to working in a highly confidential and fast moving environment
- Inquiring, analytical mind
- A keen eye for detail
- Able to provide effective solutions
- Remains calm under pressure
And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).
A bit more about why you should join us
1. We’re a great place to work
We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)
We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:
• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.
• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.
• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.
• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.
• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.
* Subject to relevant caps
2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.
For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.
But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year – in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.
3. We believe in our people
We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.
We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally.
Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:
• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.
• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:
Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.
Equal opportunities
BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
Adjustments
We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.
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