HUMAN RESOURCES Payroll Coordinator Blackburn (Head office) Closing date Jun. 09, 2023

Vital Energi Utilities Ltd; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the utilities sector is seeking a Payroll Administrator for their Blackburn office. The role involves coordinating the payroll process, ensuring compliance with UK legislation, and managing payroll-related queries. Ideal candidates will have experience in payroll administration, strong Excel skills, and knowledge of payroll systems. This position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Contributory Company Pension Scheme

Non-contributory death-in-service insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

33 Days Holiday including BH

Onsite gym/wellbeing centre

Discounted gym membership across the UK

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end payroll role with medium to large organisation.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support the monthly end-to-end payroll process.
• Ensure payroll operations adhere to UK payroll legislation.
• Prepare and submit P11D and PSA in compliance with HMRC regulations.

Skills

Payroll

Excel

UK payroll legislation

Education

Payroll Qualification - CIPP

Job description

As a result of successful company growth, we are looking for a Payroll Administrator to join our VE People Team based at our Blackburn Head Office.

Location Head office - Blackburn

Salary Competitive (dependent upon experience)

About the role

As our Payroll Co-Ordinator at Vital Energi, reporting to our Group HR Office & Payroll Manager, you will support and co-ordinate the full company end to end payroll to ensure timely and accurate payments to all employees, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations. Liaising closely with the Payroll Assistant and the wider People team to ensure payroll related administration throughout the full employee life cycle are completed. You will take responsibility for ensuring annual tasks including PAYE settlement, P11d submissions and salary reviews are completed. This is an exciting and varied role where you will support on departmental reconciliations, annual audits, preparing management information and journals along with identifying opportunities and drive for efficiencies.

Key responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and support the monthly end-to-end payroll process, ensuring timely and accurate payments to all employees.
• Oversee and manage the payrolling of company benefits
• Reconcile and submit monthly pension contribution and ensure pension contributions and auto-enrolment duties are accurately processed.
• Ensure Monthly reporting to HMRC reconciles and is submitted
• Ensure payroll operations adhere to UK payroll legislation, including PAYE, NI, statutory payments, and pensions
• Conduct payroll reconciliations and prepare payroll reports for management.
• Preparation and submission of P11D and PSA in compliance with HMRC regulations.
• Prepare and reconcile the company Death in Service and Healthcare policy reconciliations
• Act as a point of contact for payroll and benefit related queries from employees and stakeholders.
• Oversee year-end payroll processes, including P60s and statutory reporting.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance payroll efficiency and compliance.
• Prepare annual payroll journal and assist with audits.
• Assist and support with the preparation of company annual salary budget and salary review.

What you will need

• Successful portfolio in an end-to-end payroll role with a medium to large organisation.
• Payroll Qualification - CIPP (desirable but not essential)
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, including PAYE, NI, and statutory benefits.
• Proficiency in payroll systems and strong Excel skills.
• Hands-on experience managing P11D and PSA submissions.

Competitive (depending on experience)

Contributory Company Pension Scheme

Non-contributory death-in-service insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

33 Days Holiday including BH

Additional holidays awarded in line with length of service

Option to purchase/sell additional holidays

Onsite gym/wellbeing centre at our Blackburn Head Office

Discounted gym membership across the UK

Office based at our Head Office in Blackburn

If you wish to apply for this position, please email your CV to our Recruitment Department [e-mail] or use the button below.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives:Vital Energi Utilities Ltd is not accepting unsolicited CVs from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. CVs submitted to any Vital Energi Utilities Ltd employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Vital Energi Utilities Ltd. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

Applications will be processed within 28 days of receipt. If you have not heard from us within this time period it will mean that your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. Thanks you for your interest in Vital Energi.

The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/ or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements.

Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in the UK and are currently resident in the UK are invited to apply.