Adaptable Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a thriving, UK based, organisation who are seeking to appoint an experienced Payroll Manager to join the team on an permanent basis.
Based in Liverpool city centre, you will work a hybrid model, reporting directly to the Payroll Manager.
Salary/benefits:
- £46000 - £48000 per annum
- 37.5 hour working week - flexible working on offer
Job duties and responsibilities will include
- Support the payroll manager and deputise during annual leave.
- Manage the two payroll officers on a day-to-day basis
- Extensive level of payroll knowledge and troubleshooting is essential.
- Ability to deal with enquiries from all levels and ability to perform manual calculations is essential.
- Supporting enquiries from the internal and external auditors.
- Understanding of accounting and the impact that payroll has on the P&L and Balance Sheet - background experience with accounting.
- Experience of accounts balance sheet reconciliations
- Understanding of Salary Sacrifice Pensions
- In-depth knowledge of any legislation affecting payroll, minimum wage etc., and to research and keep up to date with changes
- Full understanding of the production of the PSA
- Full understanding of Benefits in Kind and the implications to tax codes and to support the payroll officers with production of the P11D's
- Ideally experienced with large volume multi-site payrolls with varying T's & C's where one size does not fit all.
- Preparation of Director Emoluments
- Research and identify opportunities for process improvement and report to the Payroll Manager
- Identify opportunities for training needs within the team and deliver training as required.
- Ability to take on ad-hoc projects and tasks required by senior management.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience will include
- Experience of managing a team at a senior level.
- Experience in producing Director Emoluments
- Commercial and financial awareness to make sound decisions based on research and best-practice
- The ability to look at something and know if it 'doesn't look right'
- Outstanding communication skills (both written and verbal) to present information and analysis to all levels of the business.
- Recognise that each site operates independently and there is no appetite to harmonise.
- Ability to review and analyse payroll information with a keen eye for detail
- In-depth knowledge of payroll processes, legislation and compliance.
- Advanced MS Excel user - i.e. Look-ups, Pivots, Macros & Formulas
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to see the 'bigger picture'
- Good time management and understanding that on occasion you will need to work additional hours to ensure the accurate and timely production of the monthly payroll.
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Remain calm under pressure
- Able to work to tight deadlines