Job title: PAYROLL SPECIALIST - Preferably CIPP qualified.
Work Location: Warrington - expectation is that the role holder is in the office a minimum of 3 days a week
Position Type: Full Time, Monday to Friday.
Reports To: Payroll Manager
Key Stakeholders: Senior Leadership Team, People Services Manager, Payroll Manager, IT, HR, Finance, External suppliers eg Sage.
Direct Reports: Nil

Job Purpose:

• Full responsibility for the delivery of expert payroll services to allocated pay companies.
• Completing returns and payroll data third parties including HMRC, pension providers, Courts and Child Support Agency.

As a Payroll Specialist, you'll get the opportunity to:

• Process allocated payrolls across different pay frequencies including weekly and monthly and weekly collective bargaining groups
• Administers and runs all payrolls across the Group in accordance with operating procedures and deadlines ensuring they are processed efficiently, effectively and accurately.
• Completes all third-party returns including to HMRC, pension providers, Courts and Child Support Agency.
• Work closely with Payroll Manager and the payroll team to transition any new payrolls in the Payroll Team.
• Ensure the operational delivery of payroll services to the agreed customer service levels.
• Timely management of day to day pay related matters. Responding to pay and pension queries including from site employees
• Ensure compliance on all pay related statutory and legislative requirements.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR.
• Identify and recommend continuous improvement to processes.

What you'll bring?

• Sound Payroll Knowledge - Experience of delivering payroll services as part of a team preferably in a Sage environment alongside any statutory or legislative requirements covering weekly and monthly payrolls and collective bargaining populations. Preferably CIPP qualified.
• Best Practice Knowledge - Strong understanding of Payroll processes and practices. Previous experience working in a Payroll role department is essential.
• Business Acumen - an understanding of the Group's and operational division's business processes, industry, and market. Ability to use business knowledge to provide valuable insights and drive HR initiatives.
• Adaptability - a preference to be flexible and adaptable in response to changing business needs. The ability to thrive in a dynamic and evolving work environment.
• Communication - excellent communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills. The ability to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner and skilled at presenting your point of view persuasively using compelling language and evidence. The confidence to leverage the expertise of various departments to provide stakeholders with value-added integrated solutions.
• Relationship Building - ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with leaders, managers, and employees and to collaborate freely and effectively to achieve a common goal.
• Change Management - ability to navigate and lead through organisational change, particularly in the context of a rapidly growing business.
• Problem-Solving - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address challenges and proactively identify opportunities for improvement.
• Results-Driven - proven record of delivering stretching targets with drive and resilience. A focus on achieving measurable results and key performance indicators, with an emphasis on continuous improvement and optimization of processes.

Our Vision and Values
Our vision is to be the leading service provider for essential infrastructure in the UK and Ireland.

The core values for our sustainable growth are:

• People - engaging and empowering everyone to deliver and grow.
• Safety - putting health, wellbeing, and safety of people first.
• Delivery - helping deliver our clients' business needs.
• Integrity - behaving respectfully and in a sustainable manner to our communities and the environment, maintaining accountability and honesty in the way we work.

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Morgan Philips Group is a global talent solutions business that disrupts conventional thinking in executive search, recruitment and talent consulting. We operate in over 18 markets in Europe, North & South America, Asia, and the Middle East & Africa. We understand that the future is digital and social, so we embrace the latest technology, including video ads and CVs, as well as social recruiting. Our innovative services are tailored to the new world of work yet we do not lose sight of the fact that employees be they existing and potential are ultimately human beings.

We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.