Interim Head of Payroll

Interim Head of Payroll / Brighton / Accountancy

Client Details

A well established organisation based in Brighton seeking an Interim Head of Payroll to join their team.

Description

The key responsibilities for the Interim Head of Payroll is:

• Ensure the provision of an effective, accurate and timely payroll process, with all payment deadlines adhered to.
• Provide advice and guidance on payroll and pension matters where required
• Delivering accurate and timely reporting as required by HMRC, the pension schemes and other regulatory bodies.
• Manage the interface between the payroll system and the main accounting system, ensuring key control accounts are reconciled and any variances between the financial records and underlying payroll data are rectified on a timely basis.
• Develop, implement and update organisational wide policy and procedures related to payroll and pensions, liaising with senior management, the Internal Audit service and other departments where appropriate. Take the lead on updating inefficient or out of date payroll processes.
• Lead the development / enhancement of payroll and pension systems, in liaison with the HR Department, ensuring that the payroll system is updated to deal with changes in legislation and reporting requirements.
• Develop, review and maintain an appropriate business continuity / disaster recovery plan to ensure payroll can be delivered in the event of unplanned circumstances.
• Liaise with pension providers on pension matters and communicate information to staff and management as required and in an appropriate manner. Provide guidance to the HR Department on pension issues around retirement and other queries they may have.
• To work closely with both internal and external auditors and any other regulatory/audit bodies that are authorised to review payroll/pension records, ensuring any issues arising out of audits are quickly and effectively dealt with and escalated as appropriate.

Profile

To be successful for this position you will need:

• Extensive experience of leading a payroll team
• Experience of completing both PAYE and pension reporting to regulatory bodies.
• Ability to interpret, reconcile and explain complex financial information from a variety of sources using applications such as Microsoft Excel and report writing tools.
• To be immediately available or on a shorter notice period

Job Offer

• Interim contract
• Permanent opportunity if desired
• Hybrid working