Payroll Officer

Red Rock Partnership Limited are delighted to be working with our prestigious client in Lincoln who are looking for a Payroll and Benefits Officer to join their busy team.

About The Role:

As a Payroll Officer, you will hold a critical role in managing all aspects of payroll for the company. The post holder’s responsibilities extend beyond processing salaries; they will be the primary contact for pension and payroll-related enquiries. Additionally, they will provide essential management information through reporting.

Roles and Responsibilities:

* To produce payment for the company’s payroll including payments to salaried employees and casual workers.

* To manage the company’s benefits programs, which may include the Cycle to Work scheme, childcare vouchers and other salary sacrifice schemes.

* To act as first point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, providing support and guidance for all payroll & pensions enquiries. To offer a first class, customer focused service, dealing with enquiries in person and electronically.

* To liaise closely with the HR department regarding all matters that are necessary for efficient payroll processing including details of new hires, leavers, sickness absence, maternity/paternity/adoption pay and contract changes. Collaborate with HR and Finance teams to resolve complex issues.

* To gain & maintain a good working knowledge of the payroll system, its operation and maintenance in order to update and maintain where appropriate. To liaise with internal and external systems support personnel where required. To attend payroll software user group meetings and training as required.

* To plan, prioritise and organise workload using own initiative ensuring deadlines are adhered to and payroll matters are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner.

* To ensure all necessary payroll data for tax codes, NI letters and student loans are applied in a timely manner.

* To analyse the Net Pay Variance Analysis & Exceptions reports on a monthly basis, justifying variances, identifying, and correcting errors and making any necessary adjustments to ensure accuracy of data. To review the monthly control reports for each payroll ready for checking & processing by Head of Finance.

* To thoroughly understand and implement company policies and government regulations affecting payroll procedures.

* To provide information for the payroll budget and financial updates. To produce payroll reports as required by management to assist in decision making and financial reporting.

* To produce and submit timely and accurate data as required to HMRC and pensions providers on a monthly basis.

* To produce and submit monthly information as required for Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, USS, and Aviva DC pension scheme.

* To lead on payroll audits as and when required, liaising with internal and external auditors on all aspects of payroll management.

* To develop and maintain an effective working relationship with all employees and external examiners as appropriate.

* To raise payment requests for payments to external bodies arising from the monthly payroll processing e.g. pensions deductions, statutory deductions, court orders, etc.

* To complete all necessary year end tasks, including P60s, P11Ds, reconciliations, data integrity checks, producing reports, making submissions in accordance with statutory requirements.

* To complete all necessary year end returns for pension providers including LGPS annual return, TP annual service return and USS year end salary data and submit them within statutory deadlines.

* To provide information for annual pensions reclaims to funding councils where appropriate. To calculate pension provisions for year-end annual accounts.

* To review existing payroll processes and make improvements where appropriate and develop new procedures as appropriate. To develop a procedure manual of all payroll and pension related processes to provide resilience and consistency within the function.

About you:

* Excellent IT skills (Word; Excel).

* Knowledge of PAYE and associated payroll processes.

* Use of computerised payroll systems.

* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to organise and manipulate complex data.

* Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with staff at all levels of the organisation.

Salary:

£29,605 to £36,024 per annum

This is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive business who invest in people. Should you feel that your skills and experience match the above we would be delighted to receive your application.

Red Rock Partnership Ltd are working as a recruiting partner to handle all recruitment activity.

Due to the volume of applications unfortunately we are unable to provide individual feedback. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. Thank you for your interest