Operational Payroll Manager, Nottingham

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Operations Manager (UK&I) to ensure that the procedures are in place and followed to ensure that payment is made to 3,600+ UK&I-based employees. The Payroll Operations Manager will manage a team of three which comprises of a Team Leader and two Payroll Administrators.

You will also partner with the Reward, Pensions, Corporate/Regional Finance, Business Operations, Internal Audit, 3rd party consultancies, and government bodies. The payroll cost to the UK business in 2020/2021 was c.£253 million.

You will be involved in a host of payroll items from international taxation on UK share-based payments to advising on new benefits and company policies; from working on confidential mergers and acquisitions to advising on changes to maternity legislation – and everything in between.

What you’ll be doing…

1. Lead the production and delivery of all monthly Payroll activities and associated reporting.
2. Be a key advisor to key business stakeholders, providing advice on all statutory legislation issues, changes relating to PAYE, NIC, statutory benefits, benefits in kind, and being seen as the key contact and support for the business.
3. Analyse reporting requirements and deliver the information to key stakeholders by utilising expert knowledge of Excel to manipulate data extracted from multiple sources.
4. Ensure controls are actioned and in place to prevent any inaccuracies and ensure audit controls are being followed.
5. Ensure that payroll costs are accurate and reflected correctly in our accounting system, and procedures are in place and maintained.
6. Coordinate with auditors to provide process-related information and resolve audit issues.
7. Identify and utilise Oracle, OBIEE, and Microsoft Office to maintain and improve process efficiency across the Payroll function.
8. Support the Head of Payroll UK&I in large scale projects and changes to procedures.

Qualifications

Experience:

1. Demonstrated experience in a Payroll leadership role within a similar sized organisation.
2. Collaborate with key stakeholders and able to gain clear agreement from others through persuasion, negotiation, and promotion of ideas.
3. Demonstrated experience with statutory legislation relating to PAYE, National Insurance, and Statutory Payments.
4. Knowledge of Appendix 5 and 6 concerning UK&I and international payroll calculations.
5. Detailed knowledge of employment law as applicable to payroll and an excellent understanding of varied employer benefit policies.

Tech capability:

1. Knowledge of Oracle HRMS & Payroll processes (desirable).
2. Experience of using Microsoft Excel (desirable).

Additional Information

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