Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has its largest office in Bristol, has earned the highest possible mark for its payroll team in a national assessment scheme for the second successive time.
The firm first obtained accreditation under the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals’ (CIPP) Payroll Assurance Scheme in 2015. Two years later it gained the highest possible mark under the scheme.
Now its payroll services bureau, which delivers payroll, accounting, tax, corporate restructuring and advisory services to businesses, has again received top marks.
The scheme demonstrates that the firm’s payroll and associated processes are fit for purpose and comply with government legislation.
The accreditation also confirms that appropriate safeguards are in place to prevent payroll errors and to ensure that all relevant legislative and organisational changes are complied with.
Further, it also shows that the firm has sufficient policies, processes and procedures in place relating to the development of its payroll staff.
Re-accreditation takes place every two years.
Bishop Fleming head of payroll services Will Hanbury said: “We are delighted to have been re-accredited under the CIPP Payroll Assurance Scheme, the gold standard for the industry. The fact we scored the highest possible mark reflects the hard work that our payroll team put in to making sure that our clients are serviced in the most accurate and efficient way.
“The PAS kitemark is formal acknowledgement of the high-quality payroll processing Bishop Fleming carries out, and which our clients can really trust.
“This time around the CIPP not only looked at our processes and procedures, but also staff development and training. It was good to receive such strong positive feedback in this area too.”
CIPP assessor Annette Gibbons said it had been “an absolute pleasure to visit such a welcoming payroll department”.
She added: “It’s very apparent talking to team members, ranging from new administrators to management, that they run an extremely efficient payroll department. There is a lot of thought into staff training, processes that make it easy to follow and easy to track where you are and that a payroll is correct. This is a payroll department that really sets up all of its staff to succeed.”
Bishop Fleming’s Bristol office is one of seven across the South West and Midlands. The firm, which is celebrating its centenary year in 2019, is currently ranked 26th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For, and 29th in the UK accountancy league table.
Pictured: Bishop Fleming’s payroll team celebrate landing top marks in the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals’ (CIPP) Payroll Assurance Scheme
