Head of Payroll - Maidenhead
£65,000 - £80,000 (depending on experience) + 25 days holiday + pension
2-3 days per week office based, and working from home the rest of the week
Our client is a inspirational, forward-thinking and innovative IT business, who are proud of their achievements to date and take immense pride in their work. With around 8,000 employees across the UK & Ireland, and the retiring of the current Head of Payroll, they are seeking a very highly professional, personable and engaging Head of Payroll to take over the reigns and to oversee the current payroll team of 8 staff, and reporting into the Shared Service Centre Head of HR.
The successful Head of Payroll will based in their Maidenhead Head Office (Shared Service Centre), and will have full end-to-end responsibility for the payroll team and function across both their Maidenhead and London offices, whilst also assisting with a new system implementation.
- Managing one Payroll Team Leader, and 7 payroll staff.
- Taking direct responsibility for running the entire payroll function, including process, including checking, amendments and the approvals for the staff on the monthly payroll
- Take responsible for the long-term Payroll strategy and hands-on assistance with the new payroll system implementation
- Produce various post payroll reports from the payroll system
- Working closely with the Shared Service Centre HR Manager, as well as the Recruitment Teams, as well as the Finance and non-Finance Managers and Heads of Department
- Assisting in monthly salary budgeting and forecasting
- Reporting and liaising with HMRC, including all monthly and year-end returns ensuring compliance
- Take responsibility for conducting regular audit of payroll processes
- Ensuring any over-payments, loans and attachment of earnings are recovered
- Also take responsibility for taking annual benefits renewals, sourcing and negotiating with benefits providers and maintaining vendor relationships
As the successful Payroll Manager you will offer:
- Hands on experience ideally from a Shared Service Centre environment as well as managing multiple payrolls and previous/recent man-management experience
- Show innovation, drive and enthusiasm, with a personal touch
- To be able to lead by example with an exceptional track record of delivery
- Offer an excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Efficient and professional approach with the ability to multi-task
- Possess strong organisational and time management skills
- Team player; collaborative in style, actively seeking partnership with others to achieve shared results
Please do get in touch for an initial conversation for this Head of Payroll opportunity. The successful candidate will offer the above experience, gained from within the UK, and be in commuting distance of the Maidenhead offices.
This is a really exceptional Head of Payroll opportunity and please get in touch for further details.
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