Payroll Compliance Lead

<p>Responsibilities</p><p>Identify payroll and RTI compliance risks across the LB population, using a range of data sources, and determine the most appropriate compliance interventions.</p><p>Provide technical advice and guidance to LB Employment Duties compliance colleagues.</p><p>Act as a key point of contact for Payroll/RTI matters, representing LB\'s position across HMRC\'s Customer Compliance Group (CCG).</p><p>Build and advance the LB strategy for managing Payroll/RTI risks.</p><p>Use payroll expertise to strengthen the capability of tax specialists and support customer understanding.</p><p>Collaborate with internal teams (including Policy, Technical, Communications and Digital) and external stakeholders to support compliance delivery and contribute to legislative improvements.</p><p>Identify and consider the impact of Legal Interpretation behaviour, working with stakeholders to promote compliance and implement appropriate responses.</p><p>Develop capability across LB teams, champion continuous improvement, and support others to deliver high quality work.</p><p>The role may require some travel within the UK and occasional overnight stays. The successful applicant will be expected to be flexible regarding this.</p><p>Essential Criteria</p><p>Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and provide expert guidance on complex Payroll/RTI matters in a large business environment.</p><p>Proven experience delivering complex Payroll and Real Time Information (RTI) reporting for large organisations (1,000+ employees), ensuring accurate real time submission of pay, tax and NI data.</p><p>Demonstrable in depth understanding of major payroll systems to manage high volume, technically complex payrolls.</p><p>Experience handling or advising on advanced payroll scenarios. For example benefits processed through payroll, termination payments, TUPE transfers, IR35, and share based remuneration.</p><p>Demonstrable experience considering tax implications in relation to payroll, identifying tax risks within payroll processes, and applying a strong understanding of National Insurance classes and the correct treatment of taxable and non-taxable items with appropriate compliance controls.</p><p>Proven capability of understanding payroll for globally mobile employees or cross-border workers, including modified payrolls and RTI linked processes such as Appendices 4/5/6/7a/7b/8 and s690 directions.</p><p>Strong experience conducting payroll related reviews or audit activity, identifying compliance risks and driving appropriate corrective action.</p><p>Qualifications</p><p>It is essential that you are a qualified Tax or Payroll Professional. You MUST also hold one or more of the following:</p><p>Chartered Tax Adviser (CIOT)</p><p>Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (CIOT)</p><p>AIIT (including Paper 4*)</p><p>A Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) membership qualification including:</p><p>Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (ICAEW)</p><p>Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland (ICAS)</p><p>Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland (ICAI)</p><p>Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)</p><p>Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)</p><p>Post Graduate full legal qualification - in taxation matters</p><p>Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)</p><p>Institute of British Payroll Management</p><p>#J-18808-Ljbffr</p> Salary: GBP 36000 - 60000 per year