Payroll & Pensions Manager
Remote/Gloucester but as little as 1 day a month required in the office
£45,000 - £47,500
A critical role in a business of c.1,500 staff as it moves from using a payroll bureau to bringing it in house. You will be tasked with ensuring the accurate processing of monthly payrolls, pensions and other pay-related benefits. Effectively a remote position, requiring just a monthly visit to their offices in Gloucester
Role responsibilities
1. Manage the effective operation of all payroll functions
2. Ensure the full reconciliation of payroll in order to report accurately to HMRC and pensions providers.
3. Develop and run audit and exception reports, ensuring that any issues are investigated and resolved.
4. Work with Finance team to ensure all monthly and tax year-end HMRC reporting including pension reporting is accurate and on time
5. Manage the Payroll Team
6. Undertake administration of the pension scheme and pay-related benefits
7. Regularly review processes to enable improvements to be made to ensure efficiency, accuracy and ease of processing.
8. Work closely with colleagues to develop the automation of payroll processes.
9. Act as a specialist point of contact for all pay and pensions-related queries and provide professional advice and guidance.
10. Ensure compliance with current and new legislation, best practice and internal policies including pay, income tax, national insurance, pensions and reward.
11. Ensure the completion of all statutory returns/legislative requirements
12. Ensure the accurate preparation and timely submission of Employment Tax Returns. (P11Ds, PSA and termination payment reporting).
13. Ensure that any reward practices are fully compliant with HMRC.
14. Complete relevant data analysis and reporting on all areas of payroll.
Candidate profile
15. Demonstrable experience of payroll and pensions management in a medium to large organisation.
16. Strong leadership, networking and relationship building skills.
17. Extensive knowledge of payroll systems, specifically i-Trent
18. Knowledge of taxation, statutory deductions and payments, earnings orders and national insurance rules.
19. Excellent customer services skills with a strong commitment to delivering solutions and improving processes to meet customer needs.
20. Excellent oral and written communications skill
21. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft packages, specifically Excel.
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