Job Description

Payroll

• Monthly payroll administration, including collating payroll data, issuing payroll cut-off information to management, data-entry of information onto payroll system and submission of final payment details to Finance for payment, in line with relevant cut-off dates
• Ensuring payroll is administered in accordance with company processes and controls with a 100% accuracy target
• Administer accurately the payments for furloughed employees including variations within the month
• Main point of contact for all payroll related queries, ensuring these are dealt with efficiently, in a timely manner and to accurate calculations
• Ensure that the payroll system is accurately updated with all SMP, SSP, ShPL and other absence types and that payments are calculated in line with the Company's enhanced offering
• Accurately administer the buying and selling of annual leave payments/deductions, Season Ticket/Gym Membership Loans in accordance with Company policy
• Update the payroll system monthly in accordance with changes that are applicable to deductions for increased benefits in line with the Company offering of private medical insurance
• Calculate accurately daily and hourly rates for overtime and zero hour contract workers (via timesheets and overtime sheets) to ensure that pay is administered within the month of activity
• Run regular payroll reports, checking for errors, omissions prior to submission for .txt file report
• Run the monthly .txt file report, checking that all entries are correct before confirming that the payroll can be run
• Submission of timely pay advice notices on the relevant HR/Payroll portal
• Produce all end of year payroll documents
• Administer annual P11D submissions accurately and on time
• Produce annual P60s and P45s for all staff leavers accurately
• Preparation for the annual Company audit in relation to payroll documentation
• Inputting new starter details on the HR/Payroll system
• Liaising with Government bodies and keeping up to date with new payroll legislation and compliance and ensure changes are managed efficiently in the systems
• Identifying areas where improvements can be made and suitable recommendations towards changing the payroll procedures are put forward for consideration
• Production of regular reports to a high standard of accuracy and presentation when required

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Qualified with CIPP and/or equivalent Recent, proven experience in Sage 50 Payroll Pension auto-enrolment and management of company pension scheme Excellent attention to detail and high standard of accuracy, numeracy and literacy essential Ability to work with a confidential manner Good MS Office Skills, with particularly high standard of Excel. Proficiency in Word and PowerPoint. Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise conflicting tasks and execute work in hand to a high standard Ability to communicate internally and externally and across all levels and to present information to a high standard Commitment to equal opportunities, diversity and social inclusion - particularly in the workplace Previous Payroll, Benefits, Reward, Compensation & Pension work experience (under UK legal and tax framework) Keen interest in developing within an HR capacity Proven experience in administering pensions with AVIVA Proven experience in SAGE People and Sage Cake HR Proven track record of customer service excellence with a desire to provide support for the benefit of others Actively seeking to enhance expertise and knowledge through self-development Previous HR work experience, (under UK legal and tax framework)