Payroll Manager

Seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to join a very well established, large and successful organisation. You will be required to actively manage both weekly and monthly payroll activity along with the Groups compensation and benefits scheme. Providing efficient support and guidance to the wider payroll team, ensuring a professional and compliant approach at all times. Some fantastic benefits offered including a generous holiday package, hybrid working, company pension, Medicash, buy and sell holiday scheme, cycle to work scheme and much more!

Main Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the Groups payroll function, bringing in best practice and process improvements.
• Keeping abreast and adhering to continuously changing payroll legislation by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management of updates that need to be complied with.
• Manage the Groups compensation and benefits offering, including life assurance and private medical insurance, along with all salary sacrifice benefits.
• Management of the Flexible Benefits scheme online portal, communications and the renewal of benefits within the scheme window.
• Reconcile payroll reports ahead of submission to pension providers.
• Work as an internal consultant and expert advisor on all payroll, compensation and benefit related matters.
• Coordinate the annual salary review and bonus scheme processes.
• Oversee the processing of monthly and weekly payrolls with a right first time approach.
• Ensure compliance for Year End activities including P11d, P60, FPS and EPS submissions and reconciliations.
• Managing payroll team members and supporting their development; strengthening and improving payroll skills across the team; providing training where required.
• Continuous improvement of the payroll system and benefits system including testing fixes and updates as and when required.
• Oversee the processing of the Flexible Benefits scheme across the Company to ensure completed correctly in line with external provider deadlines.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Project manage the absorbing of other payrolls after future acquisition.
• Be fully up to date and knowledgeable of all Company policies and procedures in order to deliver the highest standards of payroll advice to employees.
• Provide proactive payroll support to the wider HR team, line managers and employees.
• Adhere to internal reporting deadlines and obligations using agreed systems and processes, including, and not limited, to payroll software, spreadsheet packages such as MS Excel and payroll procedure manuals.
• Ability to prioritise and meet strict deadlines.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with stakeholders internal and external to the HR and payroll function, identifying the appropriate communication media for each situation.
• Demonstrate in all tasks and interactions the professional ethical standards relevant to the HR and payroll profession, Company values and role whilst adhering to legal requirements such as the principles of confidentiality.
• Adhere to GDPR legislation.
• Any other responsibilities deemed suitable to the role and where trained to do so.

The successful candidate will have previously worked within a similar role as a Payroll Manager, have knowledge of SAP, managed a team, manual calculations experience and processed various benefits.

For further information about this opportunity please call Lisa at Forrest Recruitment for a confidential discussion 0151 255 0565. Alternatively, please forward your CV for immediate consideration, I look forward to hearing from you. Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those successfully shortlisted for the role will be personally contacted.