Payroll Team Leader

Payroll Team Leader

Location - Manchester or Stoke or Haywards Heath (Hybrid)

Overview:

The Payroll Team Leader will report in to the Group Payroll & Benefits Manager. You will be covering the day to day activity for the production of accurate payrolls and customer focused provision of an in-house payroll service with the support of the Payroll coordinators and deputizing for the Group Payroll & Benefits Manager on a day to day basis.

This is an exciting time to join the Group Payroll team due to a recent merger and company growth.

Responsibilities:

• Day to day supervision of the payroll coordinators
• Supervising the end to end monthly preparation of payrolls
• Working with the HR to ensure all basic data including new starters, leavers and contractual changes are input in line with payroll cut off dates
• Preparing the monthly payrolls for Group Companies, ready for sign off by relevant Executives
• To work with the Finance Team to ensure they have sufficient information to organise payroll disbursements including monthly salaries, HMRC payments and pension contributions
• Provide 100% customer service to all internal and external clients
• In conjunction with the payroll coordinators, to complete uploads of monthly allowances and deductions ensuring these are completed
• To prepare monthly payroll reconciliations for payments, NI and tax and all 3rd party payments to ensure timely sign off and payment over
• To complete monthly pensions reporting to ensure correct contributions are being processed through payroll and to maintain the correct employee status for auto-enrolment purposes. To update all starters, leavers and transfers within the pension scheme, to keep the membership details up to date
• To be proactive in communications with all Group employees ensuring service levels are maintained and an excellent service is provided at all times
• In conjunction with the payroll coordinators and the HRSC team members, complete investigations into payroll queries on behalf of employees and respond within service levels
• To ensure effective communications with HMRC regarding tax issues and queries and implement necessary steps to ensure the businesses obligations are met effectively
• In conjunction with the HRSC Team Leader, to oversee the effective provision of payroll processes for the HRSC Team and ensure all legal obligations are met
• To complete ad-hoc payroll and data accuracy checks and report errors to the HR Service Team Leader
• Perform monthly checking all of all data processed via the payroll system to ensure accuracy of data being processed, calculations are correct and legislation is being adhered to
• To maintain a good working knowledge of; UK Payroll legislation, the Ceridian payroll system, and HMRC requirements

Skills:

• Proven Supervisor experience
• Strong man management skills
• Working knowledge of SDWorx preferable, or at least larger payroll system
• Excellent level of up to date payroll legislation and processes, including HMRC requirements
• (Ideally) experience of moving payroll systems
• Able to cope in a fast paced, demanding environment
• (Ideally) experience of bringing in new employees and payrolls through mergers and acquisitions
• Excellent customer service
• Experience of working within a team, encouraging skill development and mentoring