Payroll Team Lead

Cygnet Health Care Limited; Kings Hill; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Shopping discounts

Travel discounts

Leisure discounts

Financial benefits

Job summary

Cygnet Health Care Limited is seeking an experienced Payroll Team Lead for the Kings Hill, West Malling office in the United Kingdom. This full-time role (37.5 hours) offers hybrid working with 2 days per week on-site at Kings Hill.

The position covers end-to-end payroll and pension activities across a growing, acquisitions-driven landscape and includes mentoring the payroll team. You will support HMRC communications, assist with payroll cycle closings, and respond to escalations while driving

Responsibilities

• Mentor and support the payroll team to assist with training and continued professional development.
• Identify and elevate performance or training needs to the payroll manager.
• Provide cover for colleagues during periods of absence and critical processing.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Team Lead to join our team at our office in Kings Hill, West Malling. Joining us on a full time, 37.5 hour per week basis you will work in a hybrid capacity with 2 days per week based at the Kings Hill office. The payroll landscape of Cygnet is complex due to the high numbers of acquisitions over recent years. The role of the Payroll Team Lead covers a number of Pay and Pension areas. At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development. You'll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work. With us, you'll have the chance to progress your career in a vibrant, supportive culture tailored to help you thrive., Day to Day:

• Support the end-to-end payroll cycle for the business, including hands on processing where required to support the team
• Complete manual systems backups on the agreed schedule, (
• Schedule needs to be agreed)
• Provide review of regular Payroll main runs to ensure accuracy (1st line checks)
• Support with system wide calculations within the pay cycle, transfers between payroll companies and payroll number allocation for re-hired employees (Transfers need to be date driven)
• Identify and report any over or underpayments to the Payroll Manager providing sufficient evidence
• Complete manual systems backups on the agreed schedule,( Schedule needs to be agreed)
• Support where required with HMRC communications such as tax code downloads, FPS and EPS submissions
• Assist with the closing of payroll cycles and report running
• Support the payroll team manager with outstanding requests/escalations within the payroll portal

Personnel:

• Mentor and support the team to assist with training and continued professional development Identify and elevate any performance issues or training needs to payroll manager
• Identify and report to the payroll Team manager, staff that are performing over and above expectations
• Provide positive feedback to the team where appropriate and warranted
• Perform one to ones on a weekly basis
• Provide cover for colleagues during periods of absence and critical processing

Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care.

Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 160 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.