Payroll Trainee

Forvis Mazars is an engine for rapid and consistent career progression, offering individually designed career paths that help you pursue your interests, match your changing needs, and explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development.

About the team

Our national payroll team support our clients to better run their payroll functions and to ensure they are compliant with UK payroll and pension legislation. Our successful team of more than 50 professionals is growing across all areas and each year we recruit a cohort of trainees to train and mentor through the beginning of their payroll career.

About the role

• In this role, you will be enrolled into a 15-18 month Payroll Apprenticeship programme with an external learning provider. This is fully paid for by Forvis Mazars and you will achieve a Level 3 Payroll Administrator qualification by the end of the programme.
• You will be 1 of 4 trainees and will spend time learning within your group, as well as on the job training within an assigned team
• Around 6 months into your journey, you will begin to receive a small assignment of client payrolls to develop your client relationship skills and independently managing a portfolio
• No experience of payroll or pension is required
• Some experience of providing good customer service is desirable
• Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will become a Payroll Administrator within our payroll services team.
• You can be based from Birmingham or Manchester and you must attend the office in-person a minimum of 2 days per week

What are we looking for?

• Keen interest in pursuing a career within payroll services and eager to pursue external learning as part of this
• IT skills, with some experience of Microsoft Excel and Outlook desirable
• Good numeracy skills
• Demonstrates attention to detail and an inquisitive nature
• Confident in seeking support when needed and highly responsive attitude
• Demonstrates passion to provide quality client service including over the phone and in-person

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network. The network operates under a single brand worldwide, with just two members: Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories.

Both member firms share a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience, delivering audit & assurance, tax and advisory services around the world. Together, our strategic vision strives to move our clients, people, industry and communities forward. Through our reach and areas of expertise, we help organisations respond to emerging sustainability issues in the global marketplace including human rights, climate change, environmental impacts and culture.

We are one diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team with a huge sense of connection and belonging. This is a place where you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself and put your ideas into action.

At Forvis Mazars, we empower our people and celebrate individuality. We thrive on teamwork and are agile. We have bold foresight and give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and have a deeper understanding, to help make an impact so that everyone can reach their full potential.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond is fully supported to be their unique self. To read more about our approach click here.

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as accessible and inclusive as possible - please contact us to discuss any changes you may require so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

Visit forvismazars.com/uk to learn more

Benefits

Annual Leave + Charitable Giving Dental Insurance Wellbeing Benefits Virtual GP Cycle to Work Gym Discounts Life Assurance Pension Flexible Benefits +

Meet the recruiter

Saj Hussain