Job: Pay & Benefits Manager
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Location: Colchester, Essex (Hybrid working following completion of 3 month probation)
Salary: Up to £50k basic plus Company Car
Minimum requirements are 2 years experience as a payroll manager or equivalent
Overview
We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Payroll & Benefits Manager to oversee employee benefits programmes and ensure compliance with relevant regulations. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing benefits administration, supporting HR initiatives, and enhancing employee engagement through effective communication. This position offers an excellent opportunity for someone with strong administrative experience and a solid understanding of human resources systems to contribute to organisational success.
Responsibilities
* Technically competent, identifying opportunities to improve business performance and profit and accountabilities
* Aware of the commercial implications of their actions. Maximises business opportunities by referring to the most appropriate colleague, or department.
* Strives to reduce waste and improve quality in their work, raising ideas for improved services, products or efficiencies.
* Collects & maintains information relevant to their job role.
* Identifies the opportunity for change and improvement, understands the effect of one system / process on another and the importance of sharing ideas with colleagues.
* Manages customer expectations by keeping them well informed and explaining changes when they happen. Actively supports customers throughout this process.
* Actively listens, empathises with the customer, confirming understanding of needs, reassuring the customer of the right course of action.
* Uses a structured approach for identifying problems and assess what can be done.
Skills and Experience
Previous experience in a payroll environment.
* Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
* Tax & NI knowledge for calculations within the payroll system/overpayments.
* GCSEs in Maths and English. xxuwjjq
* Use of Microsoft Office, e.g. Excel, Word, Outlook.
* Evidence of Right to work in the UK