Pensions & Payroll Finance Manager

Anderselite LTD; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Pensions & Payroll Finance Manager to join their finance team in Hertfordshire. This pivotal role involves preparing trustee reports, managing financial transactions, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in pension scheme accounting and be a qualified accountant. With a focus on proactive management information, this position offers the opportunity to influence financial perceptions within the organization. Enjoy a hybrid working model while contributing to a leading construction firm.

Qualifications

• Experience in pension scheme accounting is essential.
• Qualified accountant with ACA or ACCA certification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Pension Scheme Trustee Reports & Statutory Accounts.
• Manage Financial Transactions and ensure compliance with SORP.
• Handle financial accounting for payroll and oversee key balance sheet accounts.

Skills

Pension scheme accounting

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

FRS102 Calculations

Payroll accounting

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA)

Job description

Experienced Pensions & Payroll Finance Manager to join finance team in Hertfordshire for industry leading Construction organisation. Reporting to the Head of Transactional Finance, you will provide robust, timely and informative financial information and guidance to the Trustees of the pension scheme and serve as an important contact to the Trustees, Pensions Secretary, Payroll, and Finance teams. This is a key role where the right individual can really influence the perception of finance and demonstrate to the wider business the value and insight that can be derived from forward thinking, proactive management information.

Pensions & Payroll Finance Manager required for 6 months minimum possibly longer, day rates or hourly rates (37.5hrs per week) welcomed.

Responsibilities:
- Prepare Pension Scheme Trustee Reports & Statutory Accounts: Complete the reports and financial statements, including all relevant notes, ensuring compliance with SORP.
- Complete HMRC Returns and ONS Surveys: Ensure timely submission within required deadlines.
- Manage Financial Transactions: Oversee the integrity of transactions, documentary support, posting, compilation, and maintenance of portfolio pension scheme accounts, including investments.
- Provide FRS102 Calculations: Deliver annual financial statement calculations for companies with investments in the scheme.
- Manage Life Insurance Schemes: Handle the management and renewals of life insurance schemes.
- Financial Accounting for Payroll: Ensure accurate accounting of payroll costs, including reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts and accountability for correct deductions and payments to third parties such as HMRC and employee benefit providers.

Experience Required:
- Pension scheme accounting experience is essential
- A qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA)
- Experienced and comfortable in dealing directly with key stakeholders, auditors and other professionals at meetings, via telephone calls and conferences and in written form.

Immediate interviews if selected, start by end of June (possibly sooner). Hybrid working (2-3 days in office). Inside IR35.