Payroll Manager

Payroll Manager                        

Tadworth 

Salary: 48k - 55k 

Hybrid: Mon - Wed Office & Thur - Fri WFH 

37.5hrs a week (flexible working hours)

A profitable £75m turnover family owned and long-established business providing Cleaning, Security Facility Management services. We operate across the UK with a network of staff numbering in excess of 3,200+. Our customers range from multi-national corporates such as Amazon to multiple high street retailers, large and small distributors, financial institutions and SMEs.

Job Purpose  

To ensure that the company Payrolls are processed accurately and on time; to ensure that statutory legislation and company procedures are enforced; to deliver a highly professional, customer-focused, Payroll service to a mix of bi-weekly and 4 weekly paid staff across 4 different payrolls; and to ensure that the team achieves exceptionally high standards by utilising both the Payroll and Time & Attendance systems to optimum efficiency.

Major Accountabilities 

•    Achieve payment of employee wages in an accurate and timely manner.

•    Optimise the integrated Payroll system within Microsoft Dynamics Business Central. 

•    Develop and maintain good working relationships with Support Office and Field staff and encourage the team to deliver excellent standards of customer service.

•    Liaise with the Company’s software suppliers (Payroll and Time & Attendance) on issues relating to functionality as and when required.

•    Actively advocate training and development for self and team.

•    Manage all people-related processes including performance reviews and appraisals

•    Fulfil the Company’s Year-End obligations to HMRC.

•    Constantly evaluate Payroll procedures to ensure the department constantly works in an efficient and pro-active manner.

•    Make sure that all Payroll staff are updated with any changes to statutory legislation or company procedures. 

•    Manage all Payroll processing including the “Head Office Payroll” on a start to finish basis; including but not limited to statutory payments, manual calculations, processing starters and leavers, production of payslips and ad hoc reports as required.

Key Relationships 

•    All levels of Field Management

•    Finance, HR, IT, Admin staff in Support Office

•    Payroll Software Provider

•    HMRC

•    Company Auditors

•    Professional support networks e.g. Payroll Alliance; CIPP

Job Dimensions  

To lead a team of 4 including a Deputy and 3 payroll officers that comprise the Payroll Department.

•    To manage the production of management and verification reports including:

-    High hours reports

-    High net pay reports

-    Negative net pay reports

-    Timesheet submission and approval reports

-    Department GL reports

-    Overpayment reports

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Wages Streaming Service
• Perk Box discounts
• Pensions 3% employer top up (5% employee deductions) – The People’s Partnership
• Hybrid working & flexible hours 
• Parking