We are very pleased to be partnered with our established and professional client as they seek to recruit a Payroll Manager on a full time permanent basis. This is a superb opportunity for a Payroll professional to join a very reputable organisation who offer a great working environment and long term stability.
Payroll Manager
Full Time permanent role - Hybrid role with around 4 days per month at the office in Burgess Hill
Monday - Friday 35 hours per week. Office based in Burgess Hill. Around a 10 minute walk from the mainline station.
Salary £55000 plus exceptionally good company benefits.
Role subject to references and DBS checks
The role:
To ensure the efficient, accurate and timely running of the payroll function and payroll systems. To lead, direct and coach the team to ensure delivery of an efficient and high-quality payroll service. To ensure all statutory requirements are met and that appropriate controls are in place.
Main duties of the role include:
To effectively lead, manage, develop, and engage the payroll team to provide an accurate, timely and efficient payroll service to the organisation which complies with all statutory, national, and local policies.
To ensure there is accurate calculation and timely payment of any taxes due to HMRC.
To ensure there is accurate calculation and deduction of any statutory, and other, payroll deductions and ensuring statutory compliance with all pay deductions.
To maintain strong relationships with pension providers, periodically reviewing the appropriateness and competitiveness of the schemes for the benefit of employees.
To manage the preparation of monthly pension and auto-enrol processes and reporting. Managing the statutory requirements of all pension legislation.
The preparation of monthly payroll journals and payroll account reconciliations as required for management reporting purposes.
To ensure the payroll related control accounts in the accounting records are reconciled to the payroll system monthly.
Ensure that all payroll policies, procedures, guidance, and practices are up to date, legally compliant, accessible, practical, reflect best practice and meet company standards.
Provide payroll and pension related data and analysis to external auditors in support of the year-end audit.
Key skills, experience and competencies required:
Level 5 or above CIPP qualification.
Knowledge and experience of payroll principles, reporting requirements / Inland Revenue submissions.
Knowledge and experience of calculating Statutory Payments SSP, SMP SAP, SPPetc.
Knowledge and experience of analysing payroll data and compiling reports for senior managers.
Understanding and implementation/maintenance of a range of employee benefits and tax implications
Knowledge and experience of preparing accounting for payroll purposes. Preparing journals and account reconciliations
This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional to join a superb business who offer a friendly working environment along with superb company benefits
Apply today for immediate consideration. Short-listing will start very soon.
Wild Recruitment Ltd T/A First Recruitment Services is acting as an employment agency on behalf of this vacancy