HR & Payroll Advisor

We are working with a Housing Provider to assist them with their recruitment of a HR & Payroll Advisor on permanent basis.

The position covers all aspects of the organisation's payroll, benefits and pension processes as well as developing new reward opportunities.

• Holding responsibility for delivering an effective inhouse payroll process each month to ensure that colleagues are paid correctly and on time.
• Manage the end of month and year end payroll / pension processes. This includes processing BACS payments, P60's, benefits, and reporting key information to HMRC and internal stakeholders.
• Calculating pay, processing taxes/deductions, resolving discrepancies and determining the company's responsibilities and liabilities within payroll.
• Provide advice to the business on HMRC / Pension guidelines and regulations, and ensure payroll and pensions are processed in line with the legislations.
• Administer all HR processes and communications during a colleagues' lifecycle. Ensuring all payroll and colleague records are accurate and kept up to date, action related changes and resolve queries.
• Managing the relationship with external pension stakeholders and partners ensuring the services we commission are value for money.
• Working with internal stakeholders and using external best practice to design reward approaches that attract, motivate, and retain colleagues.
• Ensuring that all the organisations reward processes and policies are fit for purpose and in line with legislation (disclosure, tax, work permits, tax, pensions, and benefits)
• Provide data analysis and reporting for key activities through the year, such as pay reviews, gender pay reporting, annual benefit renewals as well as other internal reporting requirements from the business.
• Experience of leading a payroll function within a HR team setting
• Experience of managing endtoend monthly and yearly inhouse payroll processes.
• Experience of administering HR processes linked to colleague's lifecycle,
• Experience providing advice and best practice on current legislation, taxation and regulations as they effect payroll, pensions, benefits, and rewards,
• Experience of pensions administration (DB, DC, LGPS, NEST)
• A professional HR or payroll qualification equivalent to CIPP Level 3, or equivalent experience
• Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and how GDPR works in an HR environment.

The organisation offers the flexibility of agile working, with the need to attend the office for meetings and training coupled with a good benefits package.