UK Payroll Lead & Fleet Manager

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

Job summary

An innovative consulting firm in Essex is seeking a UK Payroll Lead & Fleet Manager. The role involves overseeing payroll for approximately 300 staff while managing a car fleet of around 100 vehicles. You’ll ensure compliance with government regulations and have the opportunity to make impactful decisions in a hybrid working environment. The ideal candidate will possess operational knowledge of payroll legislation and experience in fleet management. A competitive salary and benefits package is included.

Benefits

5% bonus

25.5 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Health Care options including dental cover

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance up to x4 salary

Qualifications

• Strong operational knowledge of payroll legislation and best practices.
• Ideally, previous experience in car fleet management.
• Experience of payroll and tax for expatriates and international transfers.
• Proven record in handling the full cycle of payroll.
• Experience with payroll systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll for approximately 300 staff, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
• Oversee HR systems linked to payroll and benefits.
• Take ownership of company car fleet management.

Skills

Operational knowledge of payroll legislation

Car fleet management experience

Experience with payroll and tax for expats

Proven record in full payroll cycle

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'.