Senior Payroll Officer required

Job Description

I am recruiting on behalf of a large Cardiff based business who is seeking a Senior Payroll Officer to join its stable Payroll department.The Senior Payroll officer will act as a liaison between the Head of Finance, Financial Controller, and the employees of the Group, ensuring smooth communication and prompt resolution of all payroll related queries. The successful candidate will take thelead role with all aspects of the payroll function, to ensure that compliance is 100% accurate, errors are zero and to support and effectively manage an efficient and accurate department based on trust and integrity.Key Accountabilities:

• In house end to end monthly payroll processing circa 1000 employees
• Processing of weekly expenses
• 100% compliance for payments and deductions to all employees
• Payroll calculations completed within agreed timetable following close of period
• Ensure accuracy of employee bank details
• Maintain accurate employee rates of pay
• Minimise queries after month end/paid close
• Ensure all reports are produced as backup completed
• Accurate recording of new starter information
• Ensure all starters & leavers are processed in the correct period
• Accurate calculation of leavers pay
• Suspension pay is calculated correctly to minimise appeal activity
• Processing of Statutory Payments (SSP, SMP, SPP)
• Processing of Tax Codes changes
• Processing of Student Loans
• Processing of Auto Enrolment Pension
• New Starters/Leavers pro rata pay calculations and Pension enrolments
• RTI submissions and HMRC reconciliations of monthly PAYE bill payments
• Producing payslips, P45s/P60s/P11Ds
• Production of month end payroll journals and reports
• Experience and knowledge of payroll analysis & stats
• Ad hoc payroll reporting
• Knowledge and experience of Ad Hoc payments
• Knowledge and experience of Expenses payments
• Knowledge and experience of Holiday Pay regulations
• Knowledge of National Minimum and Living Wages updates and implementation
• Knowledge on legislation changes
• Knowledge on Pensions, Auto enrolment and monthly payment submissions
• Experience and proven capability of Year End processes
• Gender Pay Gap reporting
• Internal audits
• Liaising with HMRC, Pensions Regulator and DWP
• Maintenance and updates of internal employee data base
• Assisting employees with ad hoc queries
• Manually calculating pay from gross to net to assist with queries
• Address and finalise all employee queries in a prompt manner
• Reviewing and improving processes to ensure up to date effective payroll service in accordance with the legislative and contractual requirements

Personal Specification:

• In-depth knowledge of all payroll processes
• Ability to achieve all objectives within agreed timescales
• Strong accuracy and attention to detail
• Able to use own initiative to prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication and IT skills are essential
• Intermediate Excel experience and working knowledge essential
• Robust in problem solving and independent when providing expert advice or solutions to pay related issues
• Credible experience in communication skills - Has the ability to adapt communication style to meet the need of the person and or situation
• Proven ability to deal with conflict situations
• Strong adaptability to pace and pressure points
• Have experience in a similar role, i.e. Payroll Administrator, Payroll Officer, Payroll Executive, Payroll Manager
• Ad-Hoc projects as required (i.e. to assist in research and contribute to any review in payroll/system processes)