Job Description

Key Responsibilities
- Play a key part of the payroll team in preparing and processing accurate weekly and monthly payrolls for in excess of 1,500 and 500 employees respectively, to strict deadlines.
- Produce a range of management information, including costings reports, overtime, absence data and staff turnover.
- Weekly & monthly overtime, total hours & gross pay analysis reports.
- Assist the Payroll Manager in ensuring HMRC compliance in respect of deduction and payment of Income Tax, National Insurance and other statutory amounts. Provide accurate and timely reporting under Real Time Information and provision of P45 and P60 information to employees.
- Reconcile payroll balance sheet accounts, including PAYE/NIC, Net Pay, Union deductions, Pension Contributions, AEO, CSA, and salary sacrifice.
- Ensure timely deduction and upload of pension contributions and new joiner data to the scheme provider, and support the ongoing compliance with pension auto-enrolment obligations across the business.
- Provide ad-hoc reports and support project tasks as required by various company functions, including the Payroll Manager, Financial Controller and Human Resources.
- Raise any issues that may be of relevance to the Human Resources and Finance teams to promote joined up processes to the benefit of the overall business.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience  
- Advanced in using IT, including Microsoft Office and accounts and payroll software.
- Excel is a key management information tool for Great Bear, a sound knowledge of spreadsheet writing and analysis of data is essential.
- Experience in using the Kronos time & attendance application would be an advantage.
- Be pro-active in developing and improving the provision of management information around payroll and time and attendance.
- Experienced in payroll preparation, including PAYE, NIC and pension deductions.
- Comfortable in communicating to personnel at all levels and with different departments of the business, building relationships that will facilitate fulfilment of payroll requirements and information required from the business.
- Good team-player with the drive to see tasks through to completion and meet deadlines set.
- Well organised and manages time effectively.
- An enquiring mind that isn’t afraid to question and take initiative, looking for constant development and improvement of procedures.
- Attention to detail.
- CIPP qualification or QBE. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities