Payroll and Compensation Expert

2 months ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Bureau Veritas Group Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Payroll and Benefits Adviser to join our team at Bureau Veritas Group. As a key member of our HR Shared Services team, you will be responsible for providing an effective and efficient Payroll and Benefits service to our employees across the UK and Ireland.

Main Responsibilities
  • Process monthly payrolls for circa 1,300 employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance with statutory requirements.
  • Provide high-quality advice and excellent customer service to employees and managers on payroll and benefits-related queries.
  • Handle complex payroll queries, providing timely and detailed feedback to stakeholders.
  • Ensure all fixed and variable payroll elements are accurate and fully checked for accuracy.
  • Run and check pre-commit reports, identifying and making corrections as necessary within payroll cut-off dates.
  • Prioritize and action daily and recurring tasks to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls, reviewing and improving processes to reduce, mitigate, or remove risk.
  • Review current processes and suggest improvements to enhance employee lifecycle processes impacting payroll, resulting in an excellent customer experience and improved business performance.
  • Ensure confidentiality and manage data security to the highest standard, in line with GDPR requirements.
  • Document and update payroll processes and procedures regularly, in line with best practice and statutory requirements.
  • Maintain a working knowledge of current statutory and legislative compliance, staying up-to-date with changes through publications, websites, and seminars.
  • Administer company benefits and pension schemes.
  • Administer P11ds and HMRC submissions in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Assist with invoice processing and vendor management for the payroll department.
Requirements
  • Monthly payroll processing experience in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
  • High standard of written and verbal communication skills, able to explain complex information in a straightforward and easily understood manner.
  • Intermediate Excel skills, comfortable with vLookup, pivot tables, and formulas.
  • Confident to produce manual tax and pay calculations.
  • Customer-focused with a strong problem-solving approach.
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Desirable Experience and Skills
  • CIPP qualification.
  • Experience of SDWorx.
  • Experience of benefits administration.
What's in it for you?
  • Competitive salary.
  • 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays with the option to buy or sell 5 holidays, plus an option to carry over 5 days.
  • Combined pension contributions of up to 12%.
  • Share in Success company bonus scheme.
  • Annual Salary review.
  • Flexible benefits scheme, to suit what is important to you, including Life Cover, Private health care, Dental Care, GymFlex, Techscheme, Enhanced Maternity/Paternity policy, Give as You Earn scheme & Travel Insurance.
  • Health and Wellbeing Support through; Mental Health First aiders, Employee Assistance programme & Smart Health services.
  • Working for an Industry leading global Inspection company certified as a UK Top Employer for the last nine years in a row.

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