Payroll Team Leader

Location - Manchester or Stoke or Haywards Heath (Hybrid)

Overview:

The Payroll Team Leader will report in to the Group Payroll & Benefits Manager. You will be covering the day to day activity for the production of accurate payrolls and customer focused provision of an in-house payroll service with the support of the Payroll coordinators and deputizing for the Group Payroll & Benefits Manager on a day to day basis.

This is an exciting time to join the Group Payroll team due to a recent merger and company growth. 

Responsibilities:

Day to day supervision of the payroll coordinators

Supervising the end to end monthly preparation of payrolls

Working with the HR   to ensure all basic data including new starters, leavers and contractual changes are input in line with payroll cut off dates

Preparing the monthly payrolls for Group Companies, ready for sign off by relevant Executives

To work with the Finance Team to ensure they have sufficient information to organise payroll disbursements including monthly salaries, HMRC payments and pension contributions

Provide 100% customer service to all internal and external clients

In conjunction with the payroll coordinators, to complete uploads of monthly allowances and deductions ensuring these are completed

To prepare  monthly payroll reconciliations for payments, NI and tax and all 3rd party payments to ensure timely sign off and payment over

To complete monthly pensions reporting to ensure correct contributions are being processed through payroll and to maintain the correct employee status for auto-enrolment purposes.  To update all starters, leavers and transfers within the pension scheme, to keep the membership details up to date

To be proactive in communications with all Group employees ensuring service levels are maintained and an excellent service is provided at all times

In conjunction with the payroll coordinators and the HRSC team members,  complete investigations into payroll queries on behalf of employees and respond within service levels

To ensure effective communications with HMRC regarding tax issues and queries and implement necessary steps to ensure the businesses obligations are met effectively

In conjunction with the HRSC Team Leader, to oversee the effective provision of payroll processes for the HRSC Team and ensure all legal obligations are met

To complete ad-hoc payroll and data accuracy checks and report errors to the HR Service Team Leader

Perform monthly checking all of all data processed via the payroll system to ensure accuracy of data being processed, calculations are correct and legislation is being adhered to

To maintain a good working knowledge of; UK Payroll legislation, the Ceridian payroll system, and HMRC requirements

Skills:

Proven Supervisor experience

Strong man management skills

Working knowledge of SDWorx preferable, or at least larger payroll system

Excellent level of up to date payroll legislation and processes, including HMRC requirements

 (Ideally) experience of moving payroll systems

Able to cope in a fast paced, demanding environment

(Ideally) experience of bringing in new employees and payrolls through mergers and acquisitions

Excellent customer service

Experience of working within a team, encouraging skill development and mentoring