Payroll Specialist

Minster Cleaning; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Minster Cleaning is seeking an experienced payroll professional to join our finance team on a fixed-term contract. You will support the migration of branch-based monthly payrolls from Access Select Pay to Sage 50 Payroll, reporting to the Head of Finance.

The successful candidate will have at least three years’ end-to-end payroll experience in a high-volume environment, strong data-migration and UK payroll compliance knowledge (AE and RTI), and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in end-to-end payroll in high-volume environments.
• Practical use of Sage 50 Payroll.
• Experience with data migration and full payroll implementation processes.
• Knowledge of UK payroll regulation AE and RTI.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Excel, Pivot Tables and Lookups.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day planning, coordination and delivery of payroll migration projects for specific franchisee branches.
• Cleansing, reconciliation and validation of payroll datasets prior to migration.
• Preparation of new payroll systems to a level ready for migration, including full configuration of pay elements and data.
• Providing training and support to branch employees during migration, including procedural documentation.
• Responding promptly to resolve queries and ensure deadlines are met.
• Reviewing existing branch-based payroll processes and making recommendations to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Maintaining knowledge of UK payroll legislation and best practice.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Sage 50 Payroll

Data migration

AE & RTI compliance

Pivot Tables

Lookups

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Excel proficiency

Tools

Sage 50 Payroll

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Minster Cleaning is a market leader in providing commercial cleaning services to organisations across the UK.
• The Group has been established for over 40 years and operates on a franchise model with a nationwide network of branches. Each franchisee branch provides high quality and reliable cleaning services tailored to its customers’ precise requirements – the ‘Minster Difference’.
• The business has grown consistently and seeks to adopt the latest technical systems to enhance efficiency and optimise service quality.

About the Role

• This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, confident payroll professional to join a well-established business and make a significant contribution to its future success.
• Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be supporting the migration of a number of branch-based monthly payrolls from Access Select Pay to Sage 50 Payroll.
• This is a full-time role with the occasional requirement to perform on-site visits to selected branches. This role is being offered under a fixed-term contract.

Key responsibilities

• Day-to-day planning, coordination and delivery of payroll migration projects for specific franchisee branches.
• Cleansing, reconciliation and validation of payroll datasets prior to migration.
• Preparation of new payroll systems to a level ready for migration, including full configuration of pay elements and associated data.
• Providing training and support to branch employees throughout the migration process, including the creation of relevant procedural documentation.
• Responding promptly and professionally to resolve queries and ensure that deadlines are met.
• Reviewing existing branch-based payroll processes and making recommendations to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of UK payroll legislation and best practice.

Qualities required to succeed in the Role

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in performing end-to-end payroll processes in a high-volume environment, including practical use of Sage 50 Payroll.
• Proven experience of data migration and full payroll implementation processes.
• Sound knowledge of regulatory compliance affecting UK payroll including AE and RTI.
• Proven understanding of gross payroll and the typical adjustments relevant to high volume environments e.g. checking wage records, T & A systems, overtime, holiday pay.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and resilient with the ability to work flexibly on your own initiative.
• Solid intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel including Pivot Tables and Lookups.