Do you have 2-3 years experience working within the Payroll team, but are looking for more of an analytical/technical role in this department?  As the Payroll Specialist you will bring your expertise,  my client is looking for someone that can both process multiple payrolls from start to finish and report to the Payroll and Benefits Manager, senior management and the board.  Your primary responsibility will to ensure all payrolls are accurate, transmitted on time, and compliant with the current legislation.   You will also assist with the monthly administration of the employee benefits, pension auto enrollment, salary sacrifice and third party payments. 

My client in Amersham, are a group that owns both the leading UK toy retailers, with stores across the UK,  are looking for a Payroll Specialist to be part of an in-house payroll team which sits within the people function. 

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, energetic, fast paced environment so must be able to work under pressure, hitting strict deadlines. 

Responsibilities

• Preparing and processing our hourly paid and salaried payrolls including starters, leavers, changes.
Ad-hoc and 3rd party payments e.g.
court orders, bonuses etc.

• Assist with statutory processes including all payroll year ends, FBI processing, P60s etc as well as providing payroll reports and data to the wider business.

• Payroll system administration including pay element creation, tax calendars, structural and payroll parameter changes in a Cloud solution.

• Assist with the production of analytical and payroll reporting in cloud based solution, and sharing KPI reports with other teams.

• Ensuring that the monthly payroll reconciliations are completed and shared with Finance.

• Assist with administration of the company pension scheme auto-enrolment processes.

• Administration of company benefits including our Wagestream solution, salary sacrifice and Payroll Giving schemes.

• Support the annual payroll audit collaborating with our external auditors.

• Maintain internal controls to ensure the integrity of the Payroll/HR system.
Develop procedures documenting all processes to optimise efficiency and maintain adequate payroll controls.

• Supporting the Payroll and Benefits Manager in delivering training and communicating payroll tasks and activity to stores or Line Managers. 

▪ Demonstrates the Company's values in behaviour.

▪ Works toward the Company mission.

Skills & Experience 

1.
A minimum of 3 years payroll experience with at least 2 years hands on responsibility for processing multiple payrolls.

2.
Good working knowledge of current payroll legislation.

3.
Experience working in a retail or hospitality environment with multiple sites an advantage.

4.
Working knowledge and experience of managing pension auto-enrolment.

5.
Experience of processing and managing salary sacrifice and 3rd party payment.

6.
Knowledge of Resourcelink, Zellis HCM Cloud beneficial or similar web-based Payroll and HRIS solution is essential.

7.
Good written and verbal communications skills with a natural ability to articulate.
information clearly both in letters, emails and on the telephone.

8.
Tech Savvy- excellent excel skills and an ability to analyze, manipulate and interrogate numerical information - must be able to use VLOOKUP function.

9.
Experience of report writing within a web-based reporting solution or Power BI is an advantage.