Payroll Specialist

Ibstock plc is a market leading manufacturer and partner of choice for innovative clay and concrete building products, building the face of Britain for over 200 years. We are no ordinary manufacturing business. Through our principal products of clay bricks, brick components, concrete roof tiles, concrete stone masonry substitutes, concrete fencing, pre-stressed concrete and concrete rail products, we are committed to providing new solutions to today’s social and environmental challenges for the new build housing and domestic repair, maintenance, improvement markets (RMI) and infrastructure. Many of our long-standing customer relationships have lasted over 40 years. Our customer focus is based on quality, service and consistency and our service-led ethos is one of the key drivers in the growth of our market share over the past 10 years.

We are currently recruiting for a **Payroll Specialist** to come and join our team at our **Head Office** in **Ibstock, Leicester Road, Leicestershire, LE67 6HS. **Offering Hybrid-working and Competitive salary**

**PURPOSE**
- Contribute to the effective operations of the payroll team. Delivering the end to end lifecycle process.
- Ensure effective control points and quality checks are carried out against defined processes - and all findings are acted upon.
- Building great relationships across our business
- Communicate regularly with stakeholders to support partnership working
- Ensure accurate and timely delivery of services - every time
- Ensure payroll compliance, control and governance at all times
- Provide payroll data and reports as and when requested
- Drive and embed continuous improvement and documented processes and controls
- To ensure all relevant legislation and governance is applied at all times
- To deliver on all internal and external audit requirements
- Ensure full end-to-end process documentation is fit for purpose and consistently updated
- Investigate and resolve all customer and stakeholder escalations in a timely manner
- Support HR Operational Leadership strategic goals and objectives

**PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES**

**Key Accountabilities will include (but are not restricted to)**:

- Responsible for processing payroll for a UK payroll of 3,000 colleagues as part of a team of 3 specialists.
- Ensure timely and compliant payroll reporting as and when required.
- Ensure that all corporate policies, governance and controls are properly administered and adhered to.
- Remain up to date with new legislation and regulatory rulings impacting payroll.
- Working to agreed SLA’s to deliver exceptional customer service.
- Check colleagues input details to ensure accuracy prior to processing
- Effectively administer processes used for processing starters, leaver, salary changes and permanent data adjustments.
- Consistent and effective utilization of set processes to execute transactions.
- Processing and modifications to wages, deductions and payroll taxes.
- Processing electronic payments to employees (BACS).
- Processing payments to HMRC and other 3rd party vendors.
- 100% Data validation for changes to employee bank details.
- Entry of payroll overrides and salary adjustments.
- Execution of employee overpayment recovery process.
- Processing of Tax Month/Year End (including all GL reconciling with FBP’s)
- Processing Start of Year Update testing and sign-off with HR Systems Lead
- Ad hoc payroll duties as and when necessary.
- Processing Tax Month and Year End
- Payroll all non-cash benefits (taxing at source)

**CANDIDATE PROFILE**

**Qualifications CIPP qualified or equivalent is desirable**

**Essential Experience and aptitude**

Experience working within a Payroll environment

Strong organisational and planning skills, demonstrating accuracy and attention to detail.

Demonstrable track record in setting up and running efficient processes within a payroll services environment

Consistently demonstrating team ethics and values

Excellent customer service focus and manner, demonstrating a sense of urgency in resolving issues.

Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism.

Ability to manage in a team environment, seeking the ideas of others and valuing differing perspectives.

Ability to solve problems and make timely and informed decisions.

Understanding of how and when to escalate issues.

Flexible and adaptable with excellent ability to work cross functionally within an organisation

Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.

**Essential Technical Skills / Ability**

Demonstrate an understanding of payroll processes utilised in end to end life cycle
Ability to demonstrate an understanding of UK Payroll and HR legislation and be able to advise where required

**Desirable Skills/Ability but non-essential**

Knowledge of Zellis/Resourcelink software

Ibstock PLC are committed and passionate about building a diverse environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for