Payroll & Pensions Manager

Payroll & Pensions Manager

Remote/Gloucester but as little as 1 day a month required in the office

£45,000 - £47,500

A critical role in a business of c.1,500 staff as it moves from using a payroll bureau to bringing it in house. You will be tasked with ensuring the accurate processing of monthly payrolls, pensions and other pay-related benefits. Effectively a remote position, requiring just a monthly visit to their offices in Gloucester

Role responsibilities

• Manage the effective operation of all payroll functions
• Ensure the full reconciliation of payroll in order to report accurately to HMRC and pensions providers.
• Develop and run audit and exception reports, ensuring that any issues are investigated and resolved.
• Work with Finance team to ensure all monthly and tax year-end HMRC reporting including pension reporting is accurate and on time
• Manage the Payroll Team
• Undertake administration of the pension scheme and pay-related benefits
• Regularly review processes to enable improvements to be made to ensure efficiency, accuracy and ease of processing.
• Work closely with colleagues to develop the automation of payroll processes.
• Act as a specialist point of contact for all pay and pensions-related queries and provide professional advice and guidance.
• Ensure compliance with current and new legislation, best practice and internal policies including pay, income tax, national insurance, pensions and reward.
• Ensure the completion of all statutory returns/legislative requirements
• Ensure the accurate preparation and timely submission of Employment Tax Returns. (P11Ds, PSA and termination payment reporting).
• Ensure that any reward practices are fully compliant with HMRC.
• Complete relevant data analysis and reporting on all areas of payroll.

Candidate profile

• Demonstrable experience of payroll and pensions management in a medium to large organisation.
• Strong leadership, networking and relationship building skills.
• Extensive knowledge of payroll systems, specifically i-Trent
• Knowledge of taxation, statutory deductions and payments, earnings orders and national insurance rules.
• Excellent customer services skills with a strong commitment to delivering solutions and improving processes to meet customer needs.
• Excellent oral and written communications skill
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft packages, specifically Excel.