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Samantha Downie is a Manager in our Payroll & Employment Taxes team. She works with a range of different clients; from Director-only payrolls across a variety of sectors, to payrolls with thousands of employees working and/or living across the word. Samantha works with the team to ensure that everyone is supported in delivering each and every payroll accurately and on time.
“It sounds cliché but working closely with clients and truly becoming part of their team is when we work best. Working together with clients to provide them with help and guidance on all things payroll becomes a fantastic opportunity to develop this sort of relationship. We not only want to integrate ourselves into their teams, but we want them to feel like they are also part of ours, it is a two-way street.”
“When clients tell us that we have removed the payroll burden and made their processes easier, it is a great feeling. We strive to deliver an awesome service to all of our clients, regardless of size or requirements, and knowing their needs are taken care of is so rewarding.
Payroll is always changing with HMRC bringing in new legislation and changes which means that we need to ensure that we are up to always date with any changes. From a personal perspective this keeps my role interesting. Another cliché but no two days are the same!”
“As well as helping our clients, I get huge satisfaction from helping our team too. I love helping our team grow their knowledge and see them flourish in their careers. I have great attention to detail which is essential when processing payrolls, and with over 20 years’ experience in payroll, both in house and in bureau, I have a wealth of knowledge to share. In addition to the more ‘formal’ side of training the team I look for opportunities to share this knowledge and help people develop their own careers too. It not only helps give them satisfaction but it enables us to deliver the best possible service to our clients, by having a strong and dedicated team around them, rather than relying on one or two key individuals.
When clients tell us that we have removed the payroll burden and made their processes easier, it is a great feeling. We strive to deliver an awesome service to all of our clients, regardless of size or requirements, and knowing their needs are taken care of is so rewarding.”
“The tech-enabled side of the business allows us to provide an automated payroll system with less manual intervention for both the client and AAB which is essential due to payroll being an extremely emotive subject. This allows more time to have the conversations with clients to see if we can provide more solutions to streamlining any of their processes.
We need the technology to deliver, but we need the people to interact with our clients regularly. One of the best pieces of feedback I have received from a client is when they said that they forgot I had any other clients, as I always made them feel as though they were the only client that I had. Our clients are our number one priority, and they should always feel like they are.”