Payroll Manager
Payroll Manager - Croydon - 6 Months FTC - Leading company
Are you a Payroll professional ready to take the reins and make a real impact?
Our organisation, a leading property services powerhouse with over 30 years of experience, is seeking a Payroll Manager to join our thriving finance team on a 6 month FTC (potential for permanent). This isn't just about processing; it's about owning the heartbeat of our compensation and playing a pivotal role in our continued growth.
What our client provides:
Awarded "great places to work UK" for the last 5 years
Excellent office and facilities including a free gym and cafe
Excellent togetherness culture and tested structure and processes
Extensive benefits package
What You'll Do:
You'll be the architect of our payroll operations, ensuring over 500 employees across currently eight companies, are paid accurately and on time using Sage 50 Payroll. Beyond the monthly cycles, you'll be instrumental in:
Mastering the Details: Accurately calculate all statutory payments (PAYE, TAX, NIC, attachment of earnings, SMP, SSP)
Driving Financial Integrity: Handle monthly payroll journal postings into Sage 200, and conduct monthly P&L and Balance Sheet reconciliations
Owning Pensions: Fully manage auto-enrolment pension processes
Strategic Integration: Play a key part in the timely integration of payroll systems for newly acquired entities
Collaborating & Reporting: Work hand-in-hand with HR on onboarding, holiday/sick leave management, and provide vital data for monthly management accounts and annual audits.
Managing Payments: Oversee all BACS transfers for monthly salary payments, monthly HMRC payments, monthly Pensions payments, and other ad hoc third-party payments (AOE, CMS, etc.).
Tax Compliance: Calculate and submit payments for P11Ds and PSAs to HMRC.
Cost Management: Prepare monthly and quarterly salary recharge invoice spreadsheets
Who You Are:
Proven payroll experience and relevant payroll qualifications or working towards.
Immediat to start or short notice period essential
Local to or within commuting distance to East Croydon Station
An excellent understanding of all statutory requirements, including pension reforms.
Sage 50 Payroll experience is essential.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills are a must.
A team player who thrives under pressure and can use their initiative.
Experience of Sage 200 Accounts would be useful.
Team management skills - you're ready to inspire and develop, oversee a small team of x2.
The ability to adapt to change in an evolving environment. For further details, please apply today
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business