Payroll and Benefits Specialist in Northampton

Are you an experienced Payroll & Benefits Specialist?

Are you passionate about ensuring a seamless payroll operation?

Fancy working for a growing organisation?

Then we would like to hear from you.

We are looking for a Payroll Benefits Specialist to provide support to each of our business units and work with our external payroll provider to ensure accuracy, compliance and ultimately a smooth employee payroll experience. You will be a key point of contact for payroll queries and you will work closely with both finance and HR teams to maintain efficient payroll operations.

You will have a strong understanding of payroll legislation, be CIPP qualified or working towards the qualification, and have experience managing pensions and employee benefits.

Leading our benefits review processes and working with pension providers will be your responsibility so previous experience in this area would be preferred.

Due to our exciting expansion plans in the UK previous experience in setting up new business entities would also be advantageous.

Key Responsibilities:

Act as the primary point of contact for payroll processing with our outsourced payroll provider.

Ensure timely and accurate payroll execution, reviewing payroll reports before approvals

• Manage statutory payments, including sick pay, maternity/paternity leave, and deductions in coordination with the external provider.
• Conduct payroll audits to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Work closely with HR and finance teams to ensure payroll aligns with company policies and legal requirements.
• Handle employee pay queries, liaising with the provider to resolve issues promptly.
• Stay informed on legislative changes, ensuring payroll remains compliant with tax laws and employment regulations.
• Provide reports and insights on payroll performance to senior management.

About You:

• Proven experience in payroll administration or payroll management.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, tax regulations, and pension schemes.
• Experience working with or managing outsourced payroll providers.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies.
• Strong communication skills, capable of liaising between employees, management, and the payroll provider.
• Knowledge of audit processes, compliance reporting, and payroll-related financial analysis.

About us:

ID Logistics is an international contract logistics group with a presence in 18 countries, representing more than 8.0 million square meters of warehousing facilities in Europe, America, Asia, and Africa, with 38,000 employees. With a client portfolio balanced between retail, industry, detail picking, healthcare and e-commerce sectors, ID Logistics is characterised by offers involving a high level of technology.

We have been growing for more than 20 years, with an ethos of everyone being united and where innovation is constant. We have a demanding job to do, and we must move fast while being rigorous and precise.

We launched our UK business in June 2023, our first unit growing and relocating to accommodate the significant business growth. We are now getting ready to launch our 2nd site this summer. This really is an exciting time to join the team, to support creating its solid foundations for a promising future.

Operational excellence is one of the founding values of ID Logistics and each employee contributes to it: all your ideas, we will listen to them, and all your past experiences will enrich us.

This is a full-time on-site position based from our office in Northampton. We are open to offer this role on a part time basis.

Please note we may review and progress applications ahead of the closing date.

We are not looking for agency support currently.