Payroll Manager

The Payroll Manager is responsible for managing the company’s end to end weekly and monthly payroll process for PAYE staff and the payment of subcontractor invoices. The focus is on ensuring accurate and timely payment of monies and other forms of compensation to circa 600 people split between sole traders and employees. This role involved maintaining payroll records, processing payroll transactions, and ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. The Payroll Manager is expected to lead and manage all payroll queries and the payroll email inbox. The Payroll Manager jointly shares management of 1 payroll team member in conjunction with the Head of HR & Support Services.

• Create all weekly and monthly payrolls for Director approval
• Creating and distributing P45s to leavers
• Create and distribute chaser emails for missing timesheets for all weekly and monthly paid employees
• Prepare senior payroll and ensure it is approved and processed
• Production and submission of P11d’s and P60s
• Process all approved payrolls through SAGE and Cashbacs
• Export BACS report for weekly payroll from SAGE as a CVS file, to be uploaded into Cashbacs website and then checked and submitted by another payroll/HR team member
• Apply all mileage claims from mileage spreadsheet report for weekly and monthly paid employees
• Contribute to continuous improvement of HR and payroll processes, documents and services
• Create payroll reports including overtime, payroll amendments and queries, to be distributed to managing directors for approval
• Ensure deductions spreadsheet is kept up to date with all new invoice totals against relevant worker and any new starts or leavers
• Ensure employee pension contributions are submitted to pension provider every week
• Manage all month-end and year-end payroll duties such as P60s and P11d’s to assist the finance team with any issues relating to these payroll process and associated audits
• Processing leavers: calculating all leaver payments including holiday accruement, PILON, training fees, fines or damages to be deducted in preparation to process their final pay
• Manage the company’s pension schemes for both auto-enrolment and salary sacrifice, ensuring new starters are set up correctly and current employees’ deductions are accurate

• Meticulous attention to detail
• Calmness under pressure
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Confident and leadership
• Extensive experience with end-to-end payroll from timesheet submission to FPS submission and EPS submission
• Extensive payroll experience (certified or qualified by experience)
• Approachability and service orientation
• Sage 50 payroll experience
• Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) – Foundation Degree in Payroll Management or Payroll Technician Certificate (Desired)
• Integrity and confidentiality
• Numerical and analytical mindset
• Excel skills especially VLOOKUP
• Up to date knowledge of payroll legislation and regulations
• AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) – AAT Foundation Certificate in Payroll (Desired)

Our salaries are competitive and reviewed regularly to ensure they remain fair and in line with the wider industry.