Are you a Payroll expert with a passion for precision, compliance, and employee well-being? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments, ensuring every payslip is accurate and every benefit enhances employee satisfaction? If so, we want you to join our team as a Payroll & Benefits Manager!
Reporting into our Head of People Services, our Payroll & Benefits Manager will lead a team of 2, overseeing the smooth operation of payroll processing and the effective management of our benefits administration.
The role will be a hybrid position, with a mix of home based and office working from our head office in Hull.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and managing the Payroll team, serving as the primary point of escalation for complex queries
- Overseeing the complete payroll cycle, ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing
- Balancing and reconciling monthly payrolls, ensuring correct calculation of deductions, bonuses, and overtime
- Ensuring accurate PAYE reporting to HMRC for multiple payrolls with varying tax references (3 tax references, 5 payrolls, including IR35), acting as the main contact for HMRC and addressing tax-related issues
- Ensuring compliance with legal payroll and benefits requirements, creating plans and advising the business on potential impacts
- Contributing to the development and implementation of reward strategies, aligning policies and programs with the company’s goals and culture
- Designing and implementing pay structures, including base pay, variable pay, and incentive plans for roles such as sales, aimed at attracting, motivating, and retaining talent
- Managing and enhancing employee benefits programs, including flexible benefits, pensions, health plans, and other perks, ensuring competitiveness and alignment with the overall reward strategy
- Ensuring the effective deployment of recognition, reward, and benefit schemes, establishing clear end-to-end administration processes
- Collaborating with the Compliance team to ensure controls are in place and followed to mitigate risks
- Providing exceptional service by addressing employee payroll and benefits inquiries, assisting in resolving payroll discrepancies and process any necessary corrections
- Conducting regular reviews of reward programs to ensure they are competitive, effective, and aligned with business needs
- Managing relationships with external providers and consultants to ensure high-quality service delivery
- Analysing compensation data and provide insights to inform decision-making, supporting the CPO in preparing reports for the Executive Team, Remuneration Committee, and other key stakeholders
On top of working for the UK’s leading integrated health and safety experts, you’ll also receive:
- A competitive salary plus up to 10% bonus
- 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, plus the option to purchase up to 5 more days
- 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year
- An excellent pension and Life Assurance scheme
- A huge range of high street retailer discounts to help with cost of living via MyArco Perks
- Free, 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to our Learning Management System, to support your personal and career development
- Long-term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 years
The ideal Payroll & Benefits Manager will be/have:
- Certification in payroll (CPP) or benefits (CEBS) or equivalent
- Good in-depth knowledge of UK payroll legislation, GDPR regulations, HMRC and Pension Regulator legislation
- Can demonstrate a strong knowledge of compensation and benefits practices including flexible benefits, pensions, health benefits, bonuses, recognition schemes, perks, job evaluation and market analysis
- Proficiency in payroll software and HRIS systems
- Understanding of BIK calculations and how the impact pay
- Prior experience of running a pensioner payroll
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills plus strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Commercial and financially literate with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism
- Initiative to investigate problems and provide suitable solutions
- Commercial and financially literate