Payroll & Systems Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group's Senior Finance Division are excited to be collaborating with a well-established manufacturing business based in Bradford as they look to recruit a Payroll & Systems Manager into their team on a full time, permanent basis. 

This is a hands on role; you will be take ownership for 4 Payrolls of around 450 employees as well as becoming a lead influence on the implementation of a new payroll system, leading compensation and benefits reviews and ensuring the HR and Payroll system is meeting the evolving needs the employee base and efficiently managing the regulatory and business needs too. 

Offering a completive salary & benefits package, including: 

• Annual bonus 5%
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Annual care day to get involved in volunteering!
• Flexible start and finish times and hybrid working (3 days from home!)

Duties & Responsibilities of the Payroll & Systems Manager will include: 

• Own all aspects of payroll management including: 3rd party payroll supplier management and contract compliance, Manage all payrolls including salaried, hourly paid and Republic of Ireland, Managing all payroll queries including mitigating the risk of future occurrence
• Responsible for the HR Services budget and works closely with Head of HR to cost controls, performance and output of vendors ensuring a value for money and valued added service
• Own the HR and Payroll System ensuring it’s fully maintained and effective for our varied employee base
• Accountable for ensuring all people related data is accurate and up to date and held, processed, stored and disposed of in line with relevant legislation requirements e.g. GDPR
• Work closely with the finance teams to ensure that all HR input for compliance and audit are completed in a timely manner
• Contribute to the development of HR policies, processes and initiatives in line with strategic direction, ways of working and engagement activities
• Lead on strategic elements of pay, compensation, bonus and reward reviews which involves managing data and presenting this to HR and Finance leads as required
• Manage the administration of HR Services such as contracts, policy and procedures

Key Skills & Experience required to be successful in this position:

• Experience of HR &/or payroll systems implementation, ideally from project scope through testing, implementation and end user delivery
• Experience of managing multiple payrolls 
• Working knowledge of UK, and ideally Ireland, payroll and associated HR legislation, process and procedures influencing Payroll, Compensation and Benefit, including GDPR
• Previous experience of delivering multiple, timely and accurate payroll through 3rd party suppliers
• Working knowledge of compensation, reward and benefits including pensions, bonus schemes
• Experience of upskilling people managers to ensure the timely accurate management of payroll, compensation, rewards and benefits
• Experience of managing HR reporting and audit requirements
• Evidence of proactively managing and improving processes, procedures and services you own

If you are interested in hearing more about this position & meet the above criteria, please do get in touch with Matt Goddard or apply today!