Payroll Officer; Maternity Cover

Overview

The Payroll Officer (18 Month Maternity Cover - Fixed Term Contract) is responsible for producing and processing the payrolls at HPP monthly, ensuring they are done to a high standard (on time, in full with no errors). Including all the activities relating to and surrounding the monthly processing, and annual activities. In addition to the payroll, this role is responsible for managing the HRIS systems in place, keeping them up to date and accurate at all times, including the reporting to other departments such as finance.

Available for a March start date.

• Process the Employee Monthly Payroll to a high level – aiming for an accuracy rate of 98%+
• Manage all variable data, starters and leavers, ad hoc requests
• Manage the payroll provider to ensure accuracy levels are maintained, and to a high level
• Post payroll reporting
• Tax Year End Processing (P60s, P11
  
  Ds, Employer NIC contributions, Early Year Updates) and managing HMRC accounts
• Point of contact for employee queries on Pay
• Assist with day-to-day support with benefits administration
• Ad hoc reporting from the HRIS to support compensation & benefit activities
• Support if required – process the Expat Payroll (APro, Invoice tracking, Start/Leaver, Tax Payments)
• Support Payroll apprentice in tasks to ensure required work is completed to the desired standard
• Responsible for the Gender Pay report figures

• Proven 5 years of work experience as a Payroll Officer or similar, managing payroll for approximately 500 - 1,000 staff
• Hands-on experience with HRIS and Payroll software
• Using their initiative to take ownership for their area of responsibility

• Payroll processing
• Tax and tax year processing
• Statutory Payments & Reporting Requirements
• Labour Legislation

• CIPP

• Organised and logical in approach
• Approachable
• Detail conscious
• Proactive
• Good at customer service

• This is a fixed term contract lasting 18 months