Payroll Benefits Officer

Platform Housing Group; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A housing and benefits organization in the United Kingdom is looking for a Payroll & Benefits Officer. This role requires significant experience in payroll operations, including the processing of statutory sick pay and benefits schemes. You will be responsible for monthly payroll processing, administrative tasks for employee benefits, and responding to payroll queries. Strong analytical skills and a CIPP Diploma in Payroll Administration are preferred. The position is home-based but requires occasional travel to company offices.

Benefits

Up to 28 days annual leave

Family friendly policies

Medicash membership

Health Cash Plan

Pension contribution scheme

Learning and Development opportunities

Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme

Qualifications

• Significant experience in similar payroll roles.
• Experience in administration of sick pay and benefits schemes is a plus.
• Ability to work accurately to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Process monthly payroll and administer benefits package.
• Collect and check information for payroll accuracy.
• Respond to payroll and benefits queries from employees and managers.

Skills

Data-driven and analytical thinking

Strong Tax and HMRC PAYE knowledge

Effective communication skills

Excellent attention to detail

Education

CIPP Diploma in Payroll Administration or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Payroll system

Job description

Platform Housing Group – Payroll & Benefits Officer

Join Platform Housing Group as a Payroll & Benefits Officer! Are you a data-driven, analytical thinker with a passion for payroll processes? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where your critical thinking and investigative skills are valued? If so, this may be the opportunity you've been waiting for!

As an experienced Payroll Officer, you will join our friendly and experienced Payroll team on a 6 month fixed term contract to support in processing our monthly payroll and administering our comprehensive benefits package. In this role you'll collate, check and input information required to produce the monthly payroll accurately and within the required timeframes, including the processing of variable payments such as overtime, sick pay, and benefits membership, so previous experience in these areas is a must. We also require you to have strong Tax and HMRC PAYE knowledge to process statutory returns such as HMRC and the coordination of employee benefit schemes, as well as responding to payroll and benefits queries from employees, HR colleagues, managers, and external bodies, providing a professional, customer focused service.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Significant experience of working in a similar role, including the administration of statutory and occupational sick pay schemes. Ideally you will have experience of administering benefits and pension schemes, although this is not essential as training will be provided.
• CIPP Diploma in Payroll Administration qualification or equivalent.
• The ability to work accurately to tight deadlines.
• Experience of producing, analysing, and presenting Payroll Management Information.
• Effective communication and organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Office 365) including the use of a Payroll system.

Whilst this role is home based, you should have the ability to travel to Group offices and other locations as required. Our Group offices are located at Birmingham Business Park and Central Park, Worcester. Any required travel will be reimbursed in line with the current inland revenue mileage rates.

Great Benefits

• Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave.
• Family friendly policies including generous Paternity, Maternity and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave.
• Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts.
• Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 per annum with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies and more.
• Pension contribution scheme with minimum employee contributions of up to 3% and Platform will contribute up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions).
• Learning and Development opportunities.
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme.
• Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers.

If this sounds like the ideal opportunity for you, please click apply or feel free to get in touch if you would like to know more about the role.

For further information on the role please refer to the attached job description or if you would like to arrange an informal conversation with the hiring manager, please contact Denise Pollard (Payroll and Benefits Manager) via email: [e-mail].

Please note that we will be reviewing applications throughout the campaign and would therefore encourage early applications as this position may close earlier than the published closing date.