At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage payroll processes and ensure accuracy across multiple sites.
- Company: Join a dynamic group operating 14 hotels and venues across the UK.
- Benefits: Enjoy discounts, professional development support, and a bike-to-work scheme.
- Other info: Opportunities for career growth in a stable, international business.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in a role that values precision and teamwork.
- Qualifications: Experience in payroll and HR practices, with a keen eye for detail.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Can you stay calm while crunching the numbers? Do you have an eagle eye for matching hours to rotas? Ready for a role where you genuinely make a difference? With over 550 team members, across 14 sites and a payroll of more than £10 million, accurate records and well-managed rotas are vital to our success. We run monthly payrolls for both salaried and hourly paid teams and are now seeking a Payroll Manager to join our growing team. You’ll work closely with Site Managers and our external payroll bureau to ensure everything runs smoothly. This is an on-site/ in office role based just outside Colchester, Essex. Travel to sites will be required occasionally.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Preparing and checking payrolls (multiple payrolls- different periods), including weekly rota closures and reconciliations
- Cross-referencing rotas and reports, identifying discrepancies and ensuring accuracy
- Supporting managers with resolving payroll queries
- Coordinating Tronc/tip distribution with the Troncmaster
- Maintaining SSP, SMP and Statutory payments and records
- Uploading payments, anomalies and expenses, including Live-In Rents and bonuses
What You’ll Bring:
- Sound knowledge of Payroll, HR practices and employment policies
- Understanding of SMP, SSP, SPP, pensions, Tronc, tax, live-ins, pro-rating, and payroll variations
- Experience closing and checking rotas, and previewing payroll reports for accuracy
- Confidence in calculating estimates and explaining payroll matters clearly
- Ideally, hospitality experience or exposure to multi-site operations
- Experience using systems such as Fourth, Sage, BambooHR, HiBob, or similar
- A proactive mindset with a keen eye for detail and process improvement
What’s in It for You:
- Support with professional development and qualifications
- Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
- Access to earned wages in real time, plus financial and wellbeing tools
- Supermarket, retail, and bus fare discounts
- Up to 50% off hotel stays and dining across our venues
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Increasing holiday allowance
- Auto-Enrolled Pension
- Free on-site parking
Payroll Manager in Colchester employer: Surya Hotels
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