Payroll Specialist
Uxbridge - Hybrid
About the role:
Supporting all payroll functions, ensuring staff are paid accurately and on time each pay period. Specialising in the operational aspects of the payroll department to achieve the highest levels of compliance and minimise exposure and risk to Manpower. Providing support to the Payroll Team Leader and Managers with the day-to-day operations of payroll. Contributing to the training and development of all team members, including cross-training oneself and others across all payroll functions to ensure a well-balanced team skill set. In addition to taking responsibility for an aligned business line or payroll area, collaborating with colleagues as a sub-team to ensure departmental goals and targets are met. Assisting in keeping processes and procedures up to date, capturing and implementing any specific business line issues or practices. Ensuring our customers have a positive experience with ManpowerGroup Payroll.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Assist with the day-to-day operational aspects of Payroll functions.
2. Assist in the timely administration of overpayment process and YTD manual adjustments/net pay amendments.
3. Completion of manual calculations.
4. Tax Year End tasks.
5. Assist with the maintenance of various Pension schemes.
6. Responsibility for ensuring timely completion of nominal ledger reconciliations, statutory and authorised returns to relevant bodies, in particular, the payment of all payroll disbursements.
7. Completion of National Statistics Surveys.
8. Assist with any payroll and system related issues including system testing.
9. Support with the transition of any TUPE transfers to ensure that they are effectively transferred and that there are no payroll issues.
10. Validate, audit and update payroll processes to ensure compliance and the meeting of the organisation's statutory and contractual obligations to its employees, government departments and stakeholders.
11. System management, such as rolling over all annual entitlements such as sick and holiday accordingly.
12. Responsible for the processing of ad-hoc payments/advances such as Chaps/Faster Payments and entry of missing P11d reconciliations and resolution of queries and submission to HMRC.
13. Receive, record, and respond to HMRC relating to RTI, EDI, TAX, NI etc.
14. Contribute to maintaining an accurate employee database.
15. Maintain and develop effective relationships with internal/external bodies such as HMRC/Pension Regulators.
16. Assist the team to be compliant with Data Protection at all times.
17. Assist with project work.
18. Achieve deadlines, monitor progress, and remove barriers where possible, to ensure that work is completed on time.
19. Proactively improve the quality of payroll through identification and resolution of issues and the continuous improvement of payroll processes, to minimise exposure and risk to the department.
20. Ensure that all work is conducted in accordance with Manpower's values and standards.
Qualifications and Skills:
1. A team player.
2. Enthusiastic with a 'can do' positive attitude.
3. Able to influence and persuade and support team members.
4. Showing customer service orientation, enthusiastic and proactive qualities.
5. Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
6. A methodical approach with an emphasis on accuracy and attention to detail.
7. Proven Supervisory skills.
8. Excellent Written and oral communication skills.
9. Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Office).
10. Good analytical skills.
11. Good problem-solving skills.
12. Thorough knowledge of Payroll legislation desirable but not essential.
What you'll receive:
Competitive Pay: Base salary with opportunity of an annual company performance-based bonus.
Holidays: 24 days' annual leave (up to 27 days with service) plus your birthday off, with the option to purchase up to five additional days.
Pension: Competitive plan with contributions that grow with your length of service.
Health & Wellbeing: Flexible benefits fund offering private medical insurance, dental, gym memberships, health screenings, and more.
Family-Friendly Entitlements: Generous policies, including an employee assistance programme.
Additional Perks: Monthly early finish Fridays, discounted share purchase opportunities, annual volunteering programme and awards, gym membership discounts, and retail shopping discounts through Tastecard and ManpowerGroup Rewards.
About us:
ManpowerGroup is where our collective strength lies. We support the business and our family of brands with a connected and collaborative network of support functions. Whether it's compliance, finance, HR, IT, legal, marketing or talent - we work together as one integrated team to identify and address the company's needs. We are proud to have been voted one of the world's most ethical companies for 15 years in a row. This reflects our commitment to integrity, transparency, and ethical business practices.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified or experienced people regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or disability. ManpowerGroup is a Disability Confident Employer and we're happy to talk about flexible working.
We can only consider candidates who reside in the United Kingdom and hold full right to work.
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