Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with a well established and reputable business in Doncaster as they look to bring in a Senior Payroll Officer to support the Payroll manager as a number 2 role in the department. The team consists of 6 payroll clerks and the payroll function manages and end to end payroll for 2000+ employees on both a weekly and monthly payroll. They are also in the process of implementing a new payroll system which this role will also have an active involvement in.

The company offers good benefits which include: -

Salary of up to £42,000
Up to 10% Bonus (Depending on met objectives)
25 days holiday + stats (You have to save 2 or 3 days for Christmas shut down)
Up to 8% matched pension contribution
Westfield Health
2 or 3 x life assurance (Depending on if you opt into the company pension of 5% employee contribution)
Hybrid working – 3 days in office/ 2 days working from home

Hours of work: 9am – 5pm or 8am – 4pm (Monday to Friday)Duties will include but will not be limited to: -

Provide a high quality and responsive end to end payroll service to the business in an accurate and timely manner
Management, processing and review of all weekly and monthly Payroll transactional activities including month end reporting and reconciliation requirements
Provide specialist advice and guidance to the business and colleagues on all aspects of Payroll and PAYE
Responsible for ensuring all Payroll transactions are compliant and delivered in accordance with relevant legislation
Identify payroll issues and implement corrective action where required in collaboration
Support with the annual pay review and bonus process
Administration of Pension schemes including Auto Enrolment compliance requirements, regular reporting of membership and contribution data to the providers
Administration and reporting of employee benefits such as PMI, Life Assurance and SAYE
Manage the annual production of P11d’s for employee benefits in kind
Implement and monitor payroll process documentation to ensure they are up to date, fit for purpose and in accordance with business need
Continuously contribute and influence new initiatives and ways of working to improve process and systems to enhance payroll service delivery
Support the Payroll Manager with the delivery of payroll projects as required by the business
Coach and develop payroll advisors by sharing knowledge, expertise and skills across the team

Candidates will ideally have the following skills and experiences: -

Ideally CIPP qualified or relevant experience
Subject matter expert in relation to current UK payroll and pension legislation with a passion for payroll controls and governance
Experience working in a high volume, fast paced environment with multiple pay cycles and frequency
Knowledge of payroll systems
Good organisational awareness with a pro-active approach to leading change
Excellent communicator with the ability to build constructive and collaborative working relationships
Excellent level of IT skills and analytical ability - including Excel
Prepared to challenge the status quo in a constructive and respectful manner, actively suggesting and contributing to process and system improvements
Effective and logical approach to all payroll related issues with experience of managing until resolution
Team player with the ability to work under pressure with a focus on attention to detail

If you would like to apply for this vacancy or request further information, please get in touch today!