Payroll Manager

About Our Client

Working for an education provider in Liverpool, you will be responsible for leading on the strategic decision-making and management of payrolls across multiple sites within the organisation. This role will involve some project work and the delivery of a new payroll system while managing a small team of payroll and pensions staff.

The role is ideal for those with experience processing multi-frequency payrolls as well as the ability to calculate changes to different rates of pay in line with individual service terms and conditions.

I would love to speak with those with supervisor or management experience of a payroll or HR team.

Job Description

Duties and tasks of the Payroll Manager:

• Oversee the end-to-end payroll cycle for variable numbers of monthly paid staff.
• Manage variations to contract terms and conditions for casual and support staff.
• Manage the payroll function, conducting appraisals, 121s, relevant training, and legislative process changes.
• Streamline processes and interpret new ways of working including KPIs and optimise efficiencies.
• Manage the effective processing of pay and benefits and oversee the reconciliations at month-end close.
• Ensure timely submissions for payroll and pensions to HMRC.
• Process appropriate documentation for pension changes and schemes.
• Work closely with the HR team to ensure records have been maintained accurately and development processes including remuneration and benefits surveys and reviews.
• Produce reports and identify areas for improvement including sickness, retention, turnover, and staffing costs.

The Successful Applicant

To be successful as the Payroll Manager, you will have:

• Ability to process end-to-end payroll for a variable number of staff.
• Up to date with payroll legislation and calculations including all statutory benefits.
• Understanding or experience of working with HMRC and pensions schemes including teachers or LGPS pensions.
• Process improvement examples and/or payroll system implementation experience.
• Ability to use payroll and HR integrated systems.
• CIPD/CIPP studies will be advantageous.
• Worked closely with HR teams and understanding on contract changes and administration.
• Those with a HR generalist background will be highly desirable.

What's on Offer

What's on offer:

• Generous pension contribution (14% employer).
• Opportunity for personal and professional progression within payroll and HR.
• Leadership and management support and development within 121 coaching and training.
• Death in service.
• Health and well-being packages.
• Employee relations programme.