UK Payroll Lead & Fleet Manager

William Scott Consulting Ltd; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Basildon is seeking a UK Payroll Lead & Fleet Manager to manage payroll processes for around 300 staff and oversee a fleet of approximately 100 vehicles. The ideal candidate will have strong payroll legislation knowledge and car fleet management experience. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary of £56,000 - £65,000, company bonus, and benefits including private health care and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

5% bonus

25.5 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Health Care options

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance at x4 salary

Qualifications

• Strong operational knowledge of legislation and best practices around Payroll and HR.
• Previous car fleet management experience is ideal.
• Experience with payroll for expatriates and international transfers.
• Proven record in managing full cycle payroll.
• Knowledge of payroll systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll processes for UK and international employees.
• Ensure timely and accurate payroll processing.
• Take ownership of day-to-day management of the car fleet.

Skills

Strong operational knowledge of payroll legislation

Previous car fleet management experience

Experience with payroll and tax for expats

Proven record in full cycle payroll

Payroll systems experience

Job description

UK Payroll Lead & Fleet Manager

Basildon - Hybrid working - onsite 2 days per week, 3 days remote working

£56,000 - £65,000 p.a. plus company bonus (up to 5%) and benefits

A Payroll Lead role with an added twist. This role will challenge you to manage the car fleet (around 100 cars) and solve problems in the short term. You'll have the freedom to make decisions and run with your thoughts to get the desired outputs.

Other perks include:

• 5% bonus
• 25.5 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Hybrid working - onsite 2 days per week, 3 days remote working
• Private Health Care options including dental cover
• Contributory pension scheme starting at 3% employee and 6% employer contribution
• Life Assurance commencing at x4 your salary

What you'll do

Take ownership of the running of the organisation payroll (part in-house and part-outsourced), for UK based and international secondment employees, c300 staff. Ensure pay is processed on time, accurately, and in compliance with government regulations, as well as manage post-payroll activities.

Run HRIS's linked to payroll and benefits such as travel (Concur), company credit cards (Barclaycard); and the benefits platform (Darwin). Additionally, take ownership of the day-to-day management of the company car fleet (c100 vehicles).

What you'll need

• Strong operational knowledge of legislation and best practice around Payroll and HR (inc. statutory payments e.g. SMP, SPP and statutory HMRC guidelines, etc); and knowledge of their manual payroll calculations.
• Ideally, previous car fleet management experience.
• Experience of payroll and tax for expat and international transfers.
• Proven record in full cycle of payroll.
• Payroll systems experience.

About the company

A 'challenger brand' keen to disrupt the bigger more established brands and a recent 1-billion-euro overhaul of the product range behind you. The business is hungry for growth, has a much-improved product range, and they're able to offer something their competitors don't. They're a financially stable, well-established respected brand. You'll get the direction, support, and guidance to not just keep you on track, but develop your toolkit from 'good' to 'great'.