Interim Payroll Manager

BDR Thermea Group; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

About the role:

An opportunity for an Interim Payroll Manager to join the team on a FTC for approx 18 months. Working within the HR Department, you'll be responsible for leading a team on day-to-day payroll tasks, providing them with the payroll expertise, ensuring payrolls run efficiently and accurately. You'll assist the team with dealing with employee payroll and systems queries, and should also be seen as a subject matter expert for this across the wider business.

On a daily basis you'll be responsible for:

1. Manage payroll system set-up including data migration and transition including new systems and third-party relationships
2. Review delivery of payroll processing service, ensuring the operational aspects of payroll processing and associated activities (including Build to Gross and Gross to Net, Pay processing and disbursement, overpayment recovery, leave management, Time & Attendance and general reporting) are accurate and delivered within appropriate timeframes and comply with relevant legislation
3. Review complex payroll (and human resource information, if applicable) for data input, quality control and maintenance of records to ensure accuracy, service quality and data integrity
4. Work with client to meet its taxation, social security and other legislative and statutory obligations through processing and preparation of returns, related reports, forms and other documentation as requested, including all Year End Activity.
5. Provide a responsive, accurate advisory service on payroll matters, resolve difficult enquiries and assist in identifying payroll errors and implementing corrective action where required to ensure employee salaries are processed accurately and database integrity is maintained
6. Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll reports for internal stakeholders, including finance and HR.
7. Coach, mentor, train and coordinate the activities of the team
8. Lead payroll and accounting projects such as new entity set ups, payroll system integrations, HRIS system enhancements

About you:

1. Extensive experience in end to end payroll processing within a large payroll environment with experience of outsourcing
2. Experience with payroll software/ HRIS (e.g. Workday, SAP, ADP, UKG Ready) and MS Office (especially Excel)
3. Detailed knowledge of PAYE legislation and any relating legislation to activities that fall under Payroll.
4. A strategic mindset, capable of driving efficiencies and improvements.
5. Strong numerical skills are required.
6. Supervisory experience and excellent interpersonal skills
7. Flexibility, attention to detail, high level of enthusiasm and total discretion are all pre-requisites
8. High level of professionalism and integrity

What we offer:

Our package is made up of basic salary plus a variable incentive. We offer up to five working weeks holidays in addition to the standard UK bank holidays, and we also offer the option to buy extra holidays, income protection, a contributory pension, maternity, paternity sick pay schemes, staff discounts and more.

At BDR Thermea Group, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are critical to our success. We are committed to creating a workplace where every potential future employee feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Please check out our DE&I policy on our website to find out more.