Payroll Manager

Tony Alan Recruitment; Henfield; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Tony Alan Recruitment seeks a Payroll Manager to join a growing business in Henfield on a permanent basis. The role offers hybrid work and a chance to shape payroll governance, ensuring accurate delivery of payroll, benefits and pensions in line with UK law.

The Payroll Manager will own payroll governance, oversee end-to-end payroll processes, pensions and data integrity, collaborating with Finance and Compliance to drive improvements and ensure regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation including PAYE and NI.
• Experience with payroll systems such as Miracle Pay or PeopleHR and data integrity responsibilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing end-to-end payroll processes with compliance and reporting.
• Updating payroll costing to projects and GL systems weekly/monthly.
• Overseeing pension schemes including submissions, data validation and provider reporting.

Skills

UK payroll legislation

Payroll systems

Stakeholder management

Payroll qualification

Education

Payroll qualification or equivalent

Tools

Miracle Pay

PeopleHR

Job description

Payroll Manager

Permanent

Full time or Part Time

Based in Henfield - hybrid (you must be a car driver due to the location)

£45,000 per annum plus discretionary bonus and study support

Ref: TA22746

Tony Alan Recruitment currently has an exciting job opportunity for a Payroll Manager to join a well-known and growing business in the Henfield area on a permanent basis

This is a newly created role within the team, offering an opportunity to shape and develop the payroll and compliance function.

The Payroll Manager will take ownership of payroll governance and sign-off, ensuring the accurate and compliant delivery of payroll, benefits and pensions in line with UK legislation and company policies.

Your duties will include:

• Overseeing the end-to-end payroll processes, including compliance and reporting
• Updating of Payroll costing to Projects and General Ledger Systems on Weekly and Monthly Basis
• Overseeing and signing off the pension schemes, including pension submissions, data validation, reconciliations, auto-enrolment requirements and provider reporting and liaising with Pension Regulator as required
• Establish requirements for reaching a headcount of 250 employees, including gender pay gap reporting
• Working knowledge of IR35 legislation, employment status determinations and associated compliance obligations
• Supporting finance with the preparation of statutory returns for the tax year end process (P60/P11D) and monthly/quarterly/annual reporting
• Payroll reporting to Parent/Group companies on regular basis
• Processing yearly insurance and private medical health Company payments
• Oversee the processing of site supervision recharges to projects on a monthly basis and compiling Supervision Cost Rates for Employees ready for review
• Strong understanding of payroll controls, reporting, reconciliations, audits and governance requirements
• Support the Payroll and Benefits Advisor with calculating and processing Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP), Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP), Shared Parental Pay (ShPP), Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and other statutory and contractual employee payments
• Support the Payroll and Benefits Advisors with managing complex payroll, pension and benefits queries promptly and professionally, delivering a high-quality employee experience
• Support organisational compliance with supply chain and labour standards, ensuring agency workers, subcontractors and labour providers operate in accordance with legal and ethical requirements
• Monitor compliance with the Modern Slavery Act, right to work legislation, employment status requirements and fair worker practices across the supply chain
• Conduct periodic audits and spot checks of labour providers, agency worker records, right to work documentation, timesheets and associated employment documentation
• Work closely with Procurement, Operations and Compliance teams to identify and mitigate workforce compliance risks within the supply chain

Key requirements:

• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, including PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments, pensions, salary sacrifice arrangements and payroll taxation
• Experience using Miracle Pay, PeopleHRor other payroll and HR information systems, with responsibility for maintaining data integrity and supporting process improvements
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Payroll qualification or equivalent experience

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