Job Description This is a key role within the finance team, taking ownership for payroll and all related processes (approx. 40% of the time) and supporting the finance team in various capacities. The role holder is tasked with full ownership of the payroll function for the business. This includes preparation, input and verification of the business’s monthly payroll data for c150 employees, ensuring accurate and timely payments for employees, allowing proper control, improvement, and efficiency of the MLL’s payroll function. The role also requires high quality support across all other areas within the financial control team. This includes month end journals, balance sheet reconciliations, cash forecasting, AP, AR, bank postings and payments and credit control. Job Requirements Essential: Experience of processing payroll - ideally in a standalone role Attention to detail Learns from their mistakes Effective communication at all levels within the business Strong MS excel – comfortable with more than just ‘simple’ formulas Well planned & organised Logical thinker to allow problem solving Great relationship building skills Ability to create &maintain process and policy considering the needs of the business Desirable Previous experience of using HiBob Experience of managing a range of employee benefits with a schedule of enrolment windows and methods Experience with Navision and Jet reports and advantage Power query / Power BI Part qualified AAT/CIMA/ACCA/CIPP Job Responsibilities Payroll Accountabilities (40%) Lead the monthly payroll process for circa150employees– collecting and inputting data from a range of sources and input into HiBob (HR and payroll system) New starter setup /checks - check sync with HiBob/set up against offered Terms and Conditions Addition of new starter documentation (P45 / P46) to payroll system Monthly changes via data submission(over time, rolled up holiday pay, expenses, commission, bonus, advances recovery, approved deductions, role, work pattern, leave enrolment, pay rolled benefits in kind (BIK) Ensuring statutory payments are maintained in relation to family friendly leave and pay, SSP, Pensions Ensuring correct deduction set up for range of flexible benefits via payroll(CCV, private medical, private dental, holiday buy, gym membership, car leasing) Leaver Processing –final payroll closedown /pro rata of final payments / balance of loan scheme made / holiday calculations /secure issuing of P45’s Leadingstatutory payroll processes – P11d, P60, PAYE settlement agreement Reporting running andInternal analysis of payroll data MI Preparationand distribution of communications around pay reviews / bonus(supported by thePeople team) Manage relevant payroll and benefits supplier relationships to ensure a high standard of support&service. First point of contact for all monthly payroll queriesand benefit informationacross the business Liaise with external auditors on all payroll related queries during yearend audit Setting up timesheets in the system and monitoring compliance, ensuring timesheets are approved and posted accurately for month end. General finance accountabilities (60%) providing high quality support alongside the finance team, the duties can include and are not limited to: Engaging with the business to ensure Purchase Orders (PO)s are receipted then matched to the invoice Assisting with month end close, preparing and posting journals and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts Supplier statement reconciliations; bank postings; credit control and chasing debt Payment proposal preparation and loading to the bank for CFO and FC approval Preparing the weekly inputs the cashflow forecast Office of National Statistics submissions Working alongside the AP &AR specialists to ensure all invoices are processed into the accounting system Liaising with customers, suppliers and internal teams and review and action of finance email inbox Any other ad hoc duties, such as covering for other team members