We have a fantastic permanent opportunity for a Payroll Manager to join our Human Resources Department.
The role is based on a Monday to Friday schedule, 08:30–17:00. A part-time, four-day week may be considered for the right candidate, provided there is flexibility to meet business needs.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the efficient and accurate processing of payroll for all employees, ensuring compliance with UK employment laws, tax regulations, and internal policies. To ensure that employees are paid accurately and on time. Working closely with HR, Finance, and other departments to provide a seamless payroll experience and maintain high standards of data accuracy, confidentiality, and customer service.
As Payroll Manager, you will also oversee the payroll team, ensuring best practices are followed in payroll processing. You will play an essential role in fostering a positive employee experience by managing payroll-related inquiries efficiently and resolving any issues that arise.
An overview of the role responsibilities are detailed below:
1. Developing and maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders, demonstrating professional credibility
2. Management of the salaried and director payroll
3. Overseeing the weekly payroll
4. Management of the Pension Scheme
5. Keep up to date with payroll legislation ensuring the payroll department remains compliant
6. Ensuring management adhere to payroll processes
7. Management of contractual changes impacting payroll
8. Supporting internal and external payroll/finance related audits
9. Managing payroll month end and year end (P60’s, P11D’s)
10. Producing board reports and statistical information and undertaking analysis to support decision making processes
11. Processing and supporting annual pay reviews
12. Responsibility for streamlining and continually improving payroll processes
13. To perform any other task that is of a reasonable request in line with the HR department
Adhoc Weekly payroll cover
14. Process weekly payroll for all employees using different software packages including Sage Payroll 50
15. Ensure all statutory deductions are accounted for correctly
16. Assist with reconciling all payroll balance sheet accounts monthly and provide reports
17. Assist with producing monthly and weekly journals for cost allocation
18. Assist with producing month and year end HMRC Reports
19. Deal with weekly payroll queries
20. Manage the payroll email inbox
21. Administer any weekly payroll changes
22. Process company benefits
23. Process attachment of earnings, sick pay and holidays etc.
24. Issue weekly payroll related reports as and when required
Candidates should have strong payroll experience in weekly and monthly processing along with the ability to meet deadlines.
Up to date payroll legislation knowledge is key and ideally with have experience working with Sage.
Supervisory experience as well as experience working within a FMCG environment would be beneficial however not essential.