Payroll Manager

Ideal Personnel & Recruitment Solutions Limited; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment solutions company is seeking a Payroll Manager in Milton Keynes. You will oversee payroll processing, ensuring timely remuneration and compliance with relevant regulations. The role involves working with HR, preparing reports, and administering employee benefit schemes, with hybrid working available.

Qualifications

• CIPP qualification or relevant certifications or suitable experience.
• Proven experience in managing payroll.
• Solid understanding of UK payroll regulations, tax, and pension schemes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain monthly payroll accurately and lawfully.
• Collaborate with HR to ensure accurate employee data.
• Verify and reconcile payroll data.

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Ability to handle sensitive information

Problem-solving for complex payroll issues

Education

CIPP qualification or relevant certifications

Proven experience in managing payroll

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Overview

Our client has a permanent vacancy for a Payroll Manager to be responsible for ensuring employees receive the correct remuneration in a timely manner. You will ensure that payment amounts to external organisations, such as tax offices, health providers, government bodies are accurate, and the information is provided to accounts in a timely manner. You will also manage the administration of the company benefit schemes. The role is full-time with hybrid working available.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain monthly payroll in an accurate and lawful manner, review and process payroll for employees, ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Work in collaboration with HR to ensure accurate employee data
• Verify and reconcile payroll data
• Prepare and submit statutory payroll-related reports
• Resolve employee payroll enquiries
• Stay updated on UK payroll regulations, tax laws, and employment legislation, ensuring compliance
• Assist in conducting compliance payroll audits
• Collaborate with finance
• Administer the company's workplace pension scheme
• Coordinate income protection and life assurance schemes
• Manage the application of benefit schemes

Requirements

• CIPP qualification or other relevant certifications or suitable experience
• Proven experience in managing payroll
• Solid understanding of UK payroll regulations, tax, and pension schemes
• Experienced in using payroll software
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to resolve complex payroll issues and discrepancies

Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so