Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to be a key member of the payroll team,which consists of 4, and be instrumental in the team achieving it’s objectives associated with delivering an accurate, timely and ‘service focused’ payroll, and provide a first class payroll service and payroll support to approximately 6500 employees in 14 Service Centres and Head Office, throughout the UK.

Key areas of responsibility will include the following:

• Action all Permanent Amendment forms and other permanent data correspondence received into the department, is dealt with in a timely manner e.g. change of hours, change or rates, HMRC and Benefits agency/Court Order forms etc ensuring that all forms are processed in accordance with the agreed deadlines
• Process all Temporary data received in a timely manner e.g. overtime, bonus, car allowance etc and to ensure all these are processed in accordance to company policies and with the agreed deadlines.
• Check and ensure that all New Hires, Salary amendments, Bank Details and Leavers etc which are input by the payroll clerks in the Service Centres and Head Office HR team are all input correctly and authorised in line with our SOX/SOC controls.
• Successful running and completion of the monthly payroll for Branch, Head Office and Alloga. Processing Manual calculations for all payments required after the payroll is run.  Finalising the reporting and sending out any monthly reports to the business.

About The Company

Alliance Healthcare is a leading distributor and wholesaler of pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare products, serving over 16,200 pharmacies, hospitals and dispensing doctors throughout the UK on a twice daily basis.

We have an essential role to play in the medical supply chain and everything that we do as a company will ultimately impact upon the end user, the patient. It is our responsibility to offer a reliable service that ensures that our customers receive the right product, in the right place, at the right time.

About the Candidate

We would value the following attributes:

• Previous experience of having worked with an in-house payroll system, ideally in high volume environment
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Previous experience should include having worked in a company that is multi-site
• Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines making informed decisions when necessary
• Excellent customer service skills and customer focus, ideally within a HR function
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft word
• Snowdrop
• Strong interpersonal skills and appropriate communication skills for interacting with all levels in the business
• Recognised Payroll Qualification e.g. IPPM Foundation (desirable)

In return we will offer you a competitive salary and benefits package.  

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Previous experience of having worked with an in-house payroll system, ideally in high volume environment • Ability to prioritise workload • Previous experience should include having worked in a company that is multi-site • Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines making informed decisions when necessary • Excellent customer service skills and customer focus, ideally within a HR function • Microsoft Excel • Microsoft word • Snowdrop • Strong interpersonal skills and appropriate communication skills for interacting with all levels in the business • Recognised Payroll Qualification e.g. IPPM Foundation (desirable)