Job Description

 

"We're not here to sell you beauty; we are here to make you feel good." Raymond Cloosterman, CEO Rituals.

Rituals is about helping you slow down the pace of your busy life, about creating meaningful moments and to remind you to experience these moments with joy.

Our ambition is to become the number one global luxury brand in cosmetics. And for that we need passionate, energetic, ambitious and driven people to help us achieve our goals. This might feel like a paradox, but within our company meaningfulness and performance complement each other like yin and yang.

People are the ultimate ambassadors of our brand.

At Rituals, diversity and inclusion are part of our DNA. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees.

It fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our customers and the communities we serve.

We are looking for a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to work within our HR Team to be responsible for managing the UK and Ireland payroll cycles.

Reporting into the Head of HR you will be the main point of contact for all Payroll, Pensions & Benefits questions and queries for the UK and Ireland markets.

You will also be responsible for managing all UK&IE benefit schemes which include PMI, and Travel Loan Scheme. The Payroll & Benefits Specialist will also coordinate all UK insurance renewals.

·       Full ownership and management of multiple end to end payrolls

·       Payroll accounting: Reconciliations, journals and GL

·       Full responsibility for the P11D and P60 process

·       Vendor management and 3rd party benefits management

·       Put in place strict controls and frameworks to combat "RISK"

·       Strong Tax knowledge and understanding

·       Manage the annual bonus scheme and communications

·       Provide a true customer services experience to all employees and take ownership

·       Management and administration for all company benefits

·       Full ownership of negotiations and renewals plus benchmarking against competitors

Pensions:

·       Responsible for auto-enrolment

·       Ownership of the company pension scheme with close liaison with the pension provider

·       Produce pension reports

·       Solid experience and background in a Payroll/Benefits role(s)

·       Retail industry experience essential

·       Must have both UK and Ireland knowledge

·       Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, is essential

·       Excellent working knowledge of HR Information Systems (e.g. Workday)

·       Strong working knowledge of Payroll systems (e.g. ADP)

·       Exceptional eye for detail, rigour and process

·       Highly organised, efficient and able to multi-task

·       Ability to build relationships quickly and credibly across all levels

·       High regard for confidentiality

·       Must work calmly under pressure

·       Driven – enjoys a challenge, being busy and works well on their own initiative

·       Good numeracy skills

·       Solutions orientated with natural problem-solving skills

·       Proactive and curious; always looking to improve the status quo

·       Flexible and adaptable; willing to roll sleeves up and get stuck in!

Rituals offers a varied role within an experienced team with enthusiastic colleagues. The salary offered is in line with market conditions and you will be given the opportunity to make the fullest use of your talents. The organisation offers you an ambitious and service minded working environment. To introduce you to the world of Rituals we have an onboarding program called get-ritualized and we have our Rituals Academy. They help you hit the ground running when you start your career with us.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Solid experience and background in a Payroll/Benefits role(s) · Retail industry experience essential · Must have both UK and Ireland knowledge · Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, is essential · Excellent working knowledge of HR Information Systems (e.g. Workday) · Strong working knowledge of Payroll systems (e.g. ADP) · Exceptional eye for detail, rigour and process · Highly organised, efficient and able to multi-task · Ability to build relationships quickly and credibly across all levels · High regard for confidentiality · Must work calmly under pressure · Driven – enjoys a challenge, being busy and works well on their own initiative · Good numeracy skills · Solutions orientated with natural problem-solving skills · Proactive and curious; always looking to improve the status quo · Flexible and adaptable; willing to roll sleeves up and get stuck in!