Strategic Interim Payroll & Benefits Lead

JTR Limited; Newbury, Greater London; In loco; GBP 52.000 - 68.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Jo Thompson Recruitment is seeking an Interim Payroll & Benefits Manager for a Winchester-based organisation to lead the end-to-end monthly payroll for around 200 staff and manage employee benefits. This standalone role requires hands-on delivery and the ability to review and improve payroll processes.

You will work with People and Finance, ensuring compliance with UK payroll legislation, handling payroll inputs, and providing smooth, accurate payroll service while exploring future delivery

Competenze

• Proven experience managing end-to-end payroll.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, statutory requirements and best practices.
• Experience administering employee benefits and handling related queries.
• Experience in standalone payroll role or small team.
• Ability to identify risks and drive improvements.
• Experience documenting payroll procedures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and own the payroll and benefits function.
• Excellent communication skills to explain payroll matters to non-specialists.
• Knowledge of Cascade advantageous

Mansioni

• Managing the end-to-end monthly payroll process for approximately 200 employees.
• Ensuring payroll is processed accurately, on time each month.
• Managing payroll inputs, including starters, leavers, contractual changes, absence, statutory payments, deductions and adjustments.
• Administering a small portfolio of employee benefits.
• Acting as the first point of contact for payroll and benefits queries from employees and managers.
• Ensuring payroll and benefits administration remains compliant with relevant legislation and organisational requirements.
• Reviewing current payroll and benefits processes, controls and ways of working.
• Identifying opportunities to streamline and improve administration, efficiency and resilience.
• Reviewing and updating payroll and benefits procedures and documentation to ensure they remain accurate, practical and fit for purpose.
• Identifying risks, inefficiencies, gaps in knowledge or single points of dependency within the function.
• Providing recommendations to strengthen service delivery, compliance and business continuity.
• Supporting the organisation to evaluate future options for payroll delivery, including the benefits and considerations of maintaining an in-house payroll function versus outsourcing.

Conoscenze

End-to-end payroll

UK payroll legislation

Benefits administration

Standalone payroll role

Process improvement

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Descrizione del lavoro

Jo Thompson Recruitment is seeking an Interim Payroll & Benefits Manager for a Winchester-based organisation to lead the end-to-end monthly payroll for around 200 staff and manage employee benefits. This standalone role requires hands-on delivery and the ability to review and improve payroll processes.

You will work with People and Finance, ensuring compliance with UK payroll legislation, handling payroll inputs, and providing smooth, accurate payroll service while exploring future delivery