Payroll Manager

Role: Payroll Manager

Salary: £50-60k dependent on experience

Location: Outskirts of Birmingham and home working

Benefits: Hybrid working model, enhanced holiday entitlement, enhanced pension and access to an array of corporate benefits

We are working on behalf of an established, leading specialist service organisation to recruit an experienced Payroll Manager with demonstrable experience in a strong leadership role. As Payroll Manager, you would be responsible for leading and managing a team of 8 and overseeing the smooth delivery of a fully managed in-house payroll service.

As part of a wider HR shared service centre, you will partner with colleagues in other associated functions - operating as a subject matter expert on all things Payroll and supporting projects relating to continuous improvement and system updates.

This is a great chance to build a longer-term career plan within a flexible work environment offering hybrid working.

Role and responsibilities:

• As Payroll Manager you will be responsible for leading and managing a team of 8, to ensure the provision of an effective, accurate and timely payroll system and process with minimum overpayments and errors produced.
• Ensure the department is providing a fully managed payroll service for over 10,000 employees and casuals, as well as 3,000 pensioners.
• Work closely with the team, wider colleagues and external stakeholders to minimise issues in relation to payroll delivery
• Proactively lead, motivate and guide the department successfully using your technical expertise to train, allocating workload and support the team with developing their skills to deliver a best in class payroll service.
• Convey complex payroll matters to all levels of staff and stakeholders.
• Liaise with external organisations on payroll policy and regulatory matters.
• Work collaboratively together to identify process improvements and system efficiencies to support the payroll system development, and if required leading on the implementation change projects.
• Implement and determine methods of change following any changes to new regulations/legislations.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements of PAYE and pension schemes and to ensure accurate and timely reporting as required such as HM Revenue and Customs Real Time Information and pension scheme returns.
• Prepare for audits and ensure actions are acted upon in a timely fashion to ensure full compliance is adhered to by the team.
• Engage with company benefits and pension providers on matters relating to employee reward and communicating across the company.
• Assist in the preparation and production of MI relating to payroll as required for the wider HR team.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and development of the HR and Payroll department and provide clear direction and advice for payroll strategy.

Skills and experience required:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification plus a relevant Payroll qualification
• Proven and demonstrable experience as a Payroll Manager or Payroll Systems Manager, with a flexible and inclusive management style
• Experience of working in partnership and building strong working relationships with senior management
• Up to date knowledge of UK payroll, tax and employment law (as relevant) and best practice approaches in these areas
• Experience in using Oracle payroll is advantageous
• Excellent organisational, planning, analytical and communication skills
• Ability to articulate technical payroll information in reports
• Customer service and delivery focused nature
• Proactive, professional and confident manner

Benefits:

• Free parking onsite
• Hybrid working
• Enhanced annual leave
• Enhanced employer pension contribution