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Payroll Manager Location: Warwick Type: Permanent, Full-time, Hybrid Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 (Dependent on experience) About us: At Calor, we believe in the power of connection. While our head office is in Warwick, our hybrid work model ensures that your presence isn't confined to a single location. With a minimum of two days a week on-site at any of our Calor sites, we foster professional and personal connections, valuing face-to-face interactions and providing first-hand support whenever needed and to any level of colleague. Our commitment to exceptional service extends to our colleagues and stakeholders, making accuracy and efficiency in payroll management a top priority. As the market leader for off-grid energy solutions, we're seeking a dynamic Payroll Manager to lead the way in delivering comprehensive, accurate, and timely payroll services. With a payroll of circa 2000 colleagues and one direct report, your role will be pivotal in ensuring smooth operation of payroll and delivering a great employee experience. Less about us & more about you: As our Payroll Manager, you'll be at the forefront of payroll operations, ensuring compliance with all statutory obligations and driving process improvement initiatives. You'll oversee the monthly and annual payroll processes, including reconciliation and balancing of payroll data. Additionally, you'll be responsible for processing inbound and outbound international assignments and resolving complex payroll queries. Your leadership will be instrumental in maintaining high standards and fostering a collaborative team environment, whilst ensuring the highest level of customer service and employee experience. Your key responsibilities: Set objectives and provide support to the Payroll Assistant Manage monthly/annual payroll processes accurately and on time Ensure compliance with all payroll and pensions requirements Act as a Subject Matter Expert and resolve complex payroll queries Collaborate with HR teams and stakeholders effectively Full breakdown can be found in our job description Payroll Manager JD 24.docx What will you need? 2-3 years of Payroll Management experience Previous experience with Workday Payroll (desirable but not essential) Payroll Qualification (IPPM/CIPP) desirable Strong financial accounting knowledge and balance sheet reconciliations skills Proficiency in computerized payroll databases and Excel Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Analytical mindset and strong attention to detail What to Expect Next: Application received: Congratulations on taking the first step! We've received your application and are currently in the review process. Keep your phone close, as we'll be in touch if you're the right fit for the role. However, if it's not the news you were hoping for, we'll still make sure to notify you. Screening Call with Our Friendly Recruitment Specialist: A casual chat to get acquainted. 30 Minute Timed Excel Assessment: Respectful of your time, we keep it brief. Get-to-Know-You Online Call with the Hiring Manager: A chance for us to delve deeper at this initial stage. OPQ Assessment: It's not about passing or failing; it's about understanding your strengths. Second and Final Stage: On-Site Meet and Greet Interview: An opportunity to immerse yourself in our workplace and meet the team. What we can offer you! Hybrid working Performance & company related bonus Single Private medical insurance provided by BUPA 25 days annual leave 8 bank holidays Cycle to work scheme Life Assurance of 4x salary Matched pension contributions of 4.5% rising to 7.5% after 2 years service Retailor discounts and many, many more! For a full list of our benefits visit: https://about-us/careers Don't tick all the boxes? At Calor, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives and unique talents. We understand that candidates may not tick every box on the list, and that's okay! We value individuality, creativity, and the ability to learn and adapt. If you're passionate about making a positive impact, committed to growth, and bring something special to the table, we encourage you to apply. We believe in unlocking potential and providing opportunities for personal and professional development. Join us at Calor, where your unique qualities are recognised, appreciated, and celebrated. We're more than a checklist we're a community of individuals driving innovation and positive change. Are you ready to champion excellence in payroll management? Join Calor and lead the way in payroll excellence!
Location Hybrid Based at our Support Centre in Coleshill 1-2 days per week This role is a maternity cover position for one year. Why The Works? We don't just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play. You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects someone with a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark in helping people unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Become a Payroll Administrator Reporting into the Payroll Team Leader, you will play an essential role within the People Team. You will be an experienced administrator, ideally with some payroll knowledge but essentially a desire to learn and develop your payroll capability. You are a good communicator that can easily build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and provide an excellent service to our colleagues. You are driven by and able to meet routine and cyclical deadlines. You will be keen to learn and be able to absorb items of payroll legislation relative to the role under the guidance of your more experienced colleagues. Your Mission Processing new starters and leavers in our Payroll and Time & Attendance systems Producing manual pay calculation, where necessary, for changes to hours and pay Applying changes such as P45's, tax codes and bank details Gathering and checking Time & Attendance data; applying appropriate shift allowances Inputting and tracking of all absences, including holiday entitlements and accruals Understanding of current legislation and able to calculate and produce schedules for SSP, SMP, SPP etc Tracking NMW/NLW Processing AOE's, DEA's and Priority Orders 3rd party payments, such as Cycle2Work, Childcare Vouchers and GAYE Pensions administration, deferring new joiners, auto-enrolling colleagues and correctly processing opt-outs Maintaining employee benefits databases, such as Health Assurance, Life Assurance, PMI and SAYE Handling references such as Tenancy/Mortgage and Jury Service Responding to payroll queries received via phone and email in a timely and supportive manner Building relationship with and assisting with queries from, all departments and functions Assisting the Payroll Team Leader with any other ongoing projects Continuously reviewing our processes and suggesting where improvements could be made Skills/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Administration experience Supporting a busy, high transaction function High level numeracy and communication skills Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, including outlook, teams, word and excel Our PERKS really are The Works' ?? 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! ?? MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! ?? Holiday 33 days including bank holidays. ?? Holiday Purchase - Purchase an additional 5 days ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. ?? Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them for when life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! ?? 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with the Retail Trust who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! ?? Healthcare Cash Plan To support your everyday healthcare costs ?? And loads more! Long Service Awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work and optional charity giving. Our Purpose To inspire reading. learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled. Our Values We are Crafty We are Caring We are Can-do We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help! #LIHybrid