The Role:
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Group Payroll Services Manager to join our Payroll Team based in our Retford office.
The Payroll Services Team are passionate, highly organised and pride themselves on providing outstanding transactional payroll support to approximately 3,000 colleagues and managers across the PIB Group, in a high volume, fast paced environment. The role requires excellent attention to detail and exceptional customer service and proven experience of payroll.
Responsibilities:
1. Oversee the management of the end-to-end payroll processing for multiple payrolls to ensure smooth running of the payroll function.
2. Contribute to the training and development of the payroll team, guiding them and tailoring training plans to fit the purpose.
3. Assist the Group Payroll Services Manager to assess long term payroll trends.
4. Prepare and complete audits and reporting when due.
5. Liaising with high-level stakeholders and management.
6. Handle and resolve payroll queries in a timely manner and with care.
7. Revise and process auto-enrolment for our company pension scheme.
8. Oversee our annual P11D process and submissions to HMRC.
9. Analyse, process and report on Gender Pay Gap.
10. Revise the team’s Standing Operating Practices (SOPs) to ensure their actions reflect the written processes, current legislation, and the new HR and Payroll system.
11. Meet your targets and those of the team as a whole.
12. Assist in compliance with all the payroll financial and legal requirements, responsibilities and obligations.
13. Assist with accounting procedures and systems used by the organisation.
14. Assist in the preparation of the monthly payroll statistics.
15. Assist with the recruitment of team members, subject to agreed criteria.
16. Assist in developing plans for team activities to include payroll strategy to achieve agreed targets and effective planning.
17. Set an example for team members of commitment, payroll and financial activities, work ethics and habits and personal character.
18. Maintain accurate payroll, associated financial and other records and activities.
19. Adhere to all organisation policies and procedures.
Experience:
20. Must have experience in leading and managing a team.
21. Must have at least 5 years’ continuous experience working in a payroll function with end-to-end payroll lifecycles.
22. Must have excellent customer service and attention to detail.
23. Must have excellent stakeholder management.
24. Must have Tupe/ Integration experience.
25. Must perform under pressure.
26. Global experience is preferred.
27. Workday system knowledge is preferred.
Further information
As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits -
28. Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days.
29. Death in Service benefit of x4 salary.
30. Company pension scheme.
31. Enhanced maternity and paternity leave packages.
32. A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package.
33. Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more.
34. Referral schemes.
35. Discounted rates on PIB products.
36. We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more.
37. If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to ‘give something back’ interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering Day.
38. We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass – giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose.
39. PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development.
40. Being a part of our PIB Community Trust, we support fundraising where you can apply for grants from PIB Group towards your chosen charity.
41. PIB Group are committed to improving their environmental impact in a responsible way. From the individual actions that our colleagues take every day through to installing the right facilities across our premises, there are many measures in place to help reduce PIB’s carbon footprint.