RQ1546479 – Senior Payroll Advisor

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Senior Payroll Advisor to deliver a proactive payroll service for Suffolk County Council. This role involves managing payroll cycles and overseeing statutory requirements while providing guidance to the team. Ideal candidates will have strong advisory skills and a solid understanding of payroll legislation.

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of payroll administration.
• Experience in managing workload priorities and tight deadlines.
• Ability to resolve high-level queries.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient payroll service to Suffolk County Council.
• Organize and manage payroll cycles and statutory year-end requirements.
• Lead on data imports and salary sacrifice schemes.

Skills

Knowledge of statutory legislation

Organizational skills

Advisory and guidance skills

Job description

£44.61 an hour Full time Main purpose of the job

Our aim for the HR service is that we are recognised as being supportive, innovative and value for money. We will be instrumental in helping services across the organisation deliver against their goals through the provision of robust and creative people solutions. We will get the basics right first time, every time and be trusted to deliver in all that we do.

As the Senior Payroll Advisor, you will report to the Payroll Manager. Your role will be to provide a proactive, efficient and effective payroll service to Suffolk County Council, clients and their employees, which is accurate, timely and complies with the relevant legislation.

In the role you will be expected to:

• Have a good working knowledge of statutory legislation covering payroll administration.
• Organise and manage the payroll cycles.
• Undertake a full range of varied and complex duties within SCC’s frameworks and policies.
• Manage workload priorities to meet tight payroll deadlines.
• Manage data imports, salary sacrifice schemes, auto enrolment including reenrolment, RTI submissions (FPS/EPS/EYU) and the lease car process.
• Lead on P11d and other statutory yearend requirements.
• Oversee service updates and improvements in relation to the Payroll system / software as and when required ensuring statutory and contractual obligations are accurately met.
• Be a point of escalation for the team and be instrumental in the resolution of high-level queries.
• Be able to cover other payroll team members in their absence to maintain service delivery, to include but not limited to; journals, invoicing and pay-overs.
• Support and encourage the team to develop to their highest potential.
• Develop a customer centred approach where we are actively looking for appropriate and workable solutions to support the organisation in delivering its goals and priorities.
• Utilise advisory and guidance skills to persuade others to adopt/follow policies, procedures and processes, coupled with the ability to negotiate with a wide range of customers in difficult situations.
• Maximise available technology, intelligently and in a way that adds value to both customers and HR

If you think this job role is for you, please send your CV to [e-mail]