The role
The team are friendly and work as a close unit, providing an excellent service to the workforce.
The successful candidate will have experience processing payrolls and have a thorough understanding of payroll and associated legislation. With an eye for detail, they should also be comfortable with calculating manual payments.
Responsibilities
Payroll:
• Processing the monthly payroll from end to end for approximately 1,300 employees, spread across 3 separate payrolls.
• Advise HR Business Partners/ Hub on pay-related matters as & when required.
• Manage the payment of the hourly paid/ casual employees through ADP Real Time.
• Prepare monthly payroll sign off.
• Payment of disbursements for Tax, National Insurance, Pension, Give as You Earn and Attachment of Earnings.
• Reconciliation of payroll benefit related balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
• Perform monthly National Living Wage checks.
• Assist with end of year reporting to HMRC such as P60, P11D &PAYE Settlement Agreement
• Respond to general queries from our internal Finance Team. employees, HMRC and other Government bodies.
• Liaising with internal and external auditors and dealing with any issues as they arise.
• Continuously drive for process improvement of the payroll function.
HR (Benefits):
• Liaising with Group, Benefits Team & 3rd party benefits provider on benefit data.
• Supporting in any identified benefits-related projects.
• Annual system testing before live launch.
Person specification
• In depth ‘end to end’ payroll experience, including year-end processing and statutory payments and deductions.
• Comfortable with calculating manual calculations.
• Good understanding of pension legislation.
• Previous exposure to flexible benefits and their payroll impact.
• Experience of IHCM. ADP Real Time beneficial
• Good IT skills essential, including intermediate Excel (Vlookups & Pivot Tables) and MS Word.
