Payroll Specialist

The real economy employs 3 billion people in frontline jobs, yet frontline teams are still left to choose between paper and Excel or decade-old workforce management solutions to take care of the most important part of their businesses - their people.

Enter Sona, the Frontline Operating System; an end-to-end platform to manage a shift-based workforce and empower its teams. Sona upgrades the functionality you expect from any workforce management software - including scheduling, time & attendance, HR, and Payroll - with industry-specific plugins, dedicated features to empower staff, and a consumer-grade experience that simplifies frontline work for everyone.  

In just three years, we’ve already made a deep impact on the lives of tens of thousands of frontline workers and the operation of their organisations, grown the team to 80+, and following our recent $27.5m Series A fundraise, have secured the backing of notable VC’s like Felicis, Northzone, Gradient Ventures (Google), SpeedInvest, Antler, and Notion Capital plus angels like Tom Blomfield (Monzo).

It’s a hugely exciting time to be joining the team, as we’re still small enough that you’ll have a significant impact on the company, growth trajectory and culture, but large enough that we have a great structure, experienced leaders and world-class benefits in place (such as being fully remote and flexible, and only working 4.5 days a week). More on working at Sona here.

About the Role

Sona is a rapidly evolving business serving the Care and Hospitality industries. Our customer’s payroll consists of variable pay rather than monthly salaried payroll; making it complex as we deal with multiple pay dates and reference periods. The Payroll Bureau team excels in processing these complex payrolls accurately and on time. We thrive on challenges and work in a fast paced environment by championing innovation and constantly evolving our practices, this is an exciting time to be joining Sona. 

We value flexibility and autonomy, ensuring all tasks are completed efficiently each day. While we work remotely, our payroll team aims to meet once a month in our London office to collaborate and connect. 

Responsibilities 

Day to day: 

• Payroll completion for specific clients each payroll period including input entry, processing, report generation and checking

• Completion of RTI submissions

• Creation of BACs files and submission to BACs software for approval

• Completion of Pension reconciliations and uploads

• Resolving customer queries via Zendesk

• Conducting AML cyclical checks using Veriphy

Requirements

We don’t have strict requirements but hopefully lots of the following apply to you: 

• You’re qualified in UK payroll or are working towards a CIPP or other Payroll qualification

• You have a good understanding of the full payroll cycle including pensions

• You’re comfortable managing your own workload and deadlines without constant supervision

• You’re a team player who enjoys working collaboratively and cross functionally

• You have knowledge of and adherence to AML and CTF policies

• You’re an advanced user of MS Excel e.g. v-lookups, pivot tables, concatenation etc but also the G Suite of products (Sona uses these primarily)

Perks & Benefits: 

• £30,000 - £32,000 per annum

• 4.5 day standard working week 

• Share options

• Fully remote and flexible working

• 35 days annual leave (25 days standard plus 10 flexible public holiday days)

• Pension contributions matched up to 5%

• Comprehensive Health Insurance via Bupa

• Enhanced parental leave & pay

• Co-working space stipend

• Quarterly all expenses paid team retreats

• The latest Macbook and equipment for your home office

• Professional development budget

• Unlimited free books

Working at Sona

We take our health and mental health seriously, believing that we can only perform to our best when we are healthy, happy, and in control of when, where, and how we work. That's why we're fully remote and everyone works a 4.5 day week (you choose when you take the half day) with a fully flexible schedule.

We balance this with regular virtual stand-ups and all-hands so we're all aligned, and paid-for, in-person meet-ups so you can get to know your colleagues.

You can learn more about the team and what it’s like working at Sona here.