Payroll and Benefits Manager - Roberts Bakery 1887 Ltd

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Payroll and Benefits Manager (Immediate start) 

Job Purpose: This role provides the company with payroll and benefit expertise being responsible for the management and delivery of the payroll and benefits function.

What you will contribute:

• Managing and taking a hands on approach to the delivery of both monthly and weekly payrolls, including third party payments.
• Taking ownership of the auto-enrolment process
• Managing the month and year-end processes including SAP reconciliations and P11d preparation
• Identify, recommend and implement improvements to payroll system design, T&A systems, and payroll procedures.
• Giving guidance to employees changing pension contribution and using benefits
• Continuous review of procedures to improve efficiency.
• Oversee the administration of employee benefits, including medical cover and pension schemes.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations concerning payroll and benefits.
• Collaborate with the finance and HR teams to reconcile payroll data.
• Review and improve payroll systems and processes for greater efficiency.
• Prepare and submit reports on payroll and benefits metrics to senior management.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards and legislative changes.

What you will bring:

• CIPP qualified or qualified by experience
• Understanding and experience of payroll and pension legislation.
• Experience of administering and promoting benefits.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build good relationships and partnerships across the organisation
• Ability to interrogate systems (payroll, T&A and other) to improve efficiency

Key Competences and levels of capability:

• Leadership
• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills 
• Business Partnering
• Excellent Verbal and written communication skills 
• Proactive self starter, able to work using own initiative to achieve results.
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office

Key interfaces (internally and externally): Internally: Employees, managers, finance and HR.  Externally: Payroll and T&A system providers, HMRC, councils, credit union, charities, unions.

Reports to (Role): HR Director