Location - Birmingham Hybrid Working CAPSTICKS - WHO WE ARE Capsticks is a leading provider of legal services to the health, social care, housing and emergency services sectors, as well as in the field of professional regulation. We have a turnover of c£63m and around 800 staff across 5 offices nationally. We’re proud to work for clients that have a positive impact on society, like NHS hospital trusts striving to deliver great care, social housing clients who provide quality affordable homes and regulators whose primary function is to protect the public. ‘People first’ is a core Capsticks value and how we treat each other says everything about who we are. Decency, respect, fairness and inclusion are words we live by. ROLE PURPOSE AND REMIT This role is in our national Human Resources team and is best suited to candidates who are looking to lead on payroll with our outsourced payroll provider. It is an exciting opportunity to influence internal payroll processes and assist with building out our compensation models. As a Payroll Advisor, you will play a crucial role in managing and administering the compensation and benefits programs for our employees. You will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payroll administration, monthly reporting on employee data for benefits providers, and providing support on various payroll and compensation related queries. RESPONSBILITIES - Prepare, collate and check the monthly payroll for all employees, accurately and on time. Including salaries, deductions, bonuses and other financial information and liaise with external payroll provider to ensure sign off and payment. - Liaise with employees to ensure that we hold correct data for payroll processing, such as bank details, student loan and tax code information. - Ensure the accurate data transfer and reconciliation between external payroll provider and HR systems for Finance and the HR team. - Identify and implement continuous payroll process improvements. - Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll, benefits and compensation matters, providing accurately and timely information, including questions regarding student loans, tax code changes, providing payslips and payslip password resets. - Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. - Assist in the development and implementation of compensation and benefits policies, procedures and guidelines, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and legal industry best practices. - Support the annual compensation review processes, including salary adjustments and market benchmarking. - Prepare and update external vendor portals with monthly reports, including pension files, childcare vouchers, Aon, EAP and Reward platform - benefits that influence employees pay. - Complete benefit reconciliations to ensure accurate deductions are being processed through payroll. - Assist with annual payroll and tax reporting as required. - Preparing internal MI reports on annual leave, length of service, absence and other reports as requested. PERSON SPECIFICATION - Previous experience in payroll administration. - High attention to detail, accuracy and ability to handle confidential information with discretion. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to reconcile and analyse data effectively. - Strong proficiency in Microsoft office suite, particularly Excel for preparing payroll spreadsheets. - Effective communciation skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly and concisely. - Excellent organisational and time management abilities, with the capacity to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines. - Familiarity with compensation and benefits administration, including health insurance, pensions and payroll. Capsticks is an inclusive employer At Capsticks we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. Capsticks is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and therefore we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, background, culture, ethnicity, race, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, neurodiversity, religion and beliefs. We will make reasonable adjustments to our application and interview process to ensure that you have the best chance of success. We understand that there's not a "one size fits all" approach to adjustments so our team will work with you individually to understand more about your requirements