About the Company

Manage the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring payrolls are processed accurately, compliantly, and within agreed deadlines through a combination of in-house and outsourced payroll operations.

About the Role

Liaise with external payroll providers, supplying accurate payroll data and resolving payroll queries throughout the payroll cycle.

Responsibilities

• Calculate statutory payments, deductions, pro-rata salaries, variable pay, and other payroll adjustments.
• Review and validate payroll inputs, reports, and calculations to ensure accuracy prior to payroll approval.
• Prepare payroll reconciliations, variance analysis, and sign-off documentation for management approval.
• Administer the payroll inbox, responding to employee and stakeholder queries within agreed service level agreements.
• Prepare and submit pension contribution schedules to third-party pension providers.
• Process ad hoc payroll payments, including salary advances, manual payments, and off-cycle payrolls.
• Prepare third-party payment schedules for statutory bodies and external organisations, ensuring timely and accurate payment.
• Reconcile employee benefit schemes and salary sacrifice arrangements, including loans and other payroll deductions.
• Produce payroll reports, reconciliations, and management information to support business and finance requirements.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, HR, Finance, and external payroll providers.
• Ensure payroll processes comply with company policies, procedures, and current payroll legislation.
• Support payroll system implementations, upgrades, testing, data migration, process improvements, and reporting enhancements.
• Contribute to payroll projects and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance payroll efficiency and service delivery.