Payroll Co-ordinator

Payroll Co-ordinator

Would you like to be part of Vital Energi's Strategy of Growth?

The Opportunity
We have an exciting new opportunity for a proactive and dynamic Payroll Co-ordinator to join our People team, based at our Head Office, Blackburn.

As our Payroll Co-Ordinator at Vital Energi, reporting to our Group HR Office & Payroll Manager, you will support and co-ordinate the full company end to end payroll to ensure timely and accurate payments to all employees, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations. Liaising closely with the Payroll Assistant and the wider People team to ensure payroll related administration throughout the full employee life cycle are completed. You will take responsibility for ensuring annual tasks including PAYE settlement, P11d submissions and salary reviews are completed. This is an exciting and varied role where you will support on departmental reconciliations, annual audits, preparing management information and journals along with identifying opportunities and drive for efficiencies.

Who we are?
Vital Energi is a leading provider of renewable energy infrastructure and systems to the public and private sectors. We provide sustainable and viable energy solutions for our clients which not only meet their current energy requirements, but also anticipate their future energy demand. Our approach ensures the best solutions and technologies are adopted to provide significant financial and CO2 savings whilst also complying with policy and planning requirements and government Net-Zero incentives.

We recognise that our employees are one of the most valuable assets we can have. Therefore, in line with our strong growth plans, we believe it is crucial to continually review and invest greatly in the development/ enhancement of our workforce. With a strong focusing on growth across all areas of our business, it's a fantastic time to come and join the Vital Energi family.

Key Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate and support the monthly end-to-end payroll process, ensuring timely and accurate payments to all employees.
• Oversee and manage the payrolling of company benefits
• Reconcile and submit monthly pension contribution and ensure pension contributions and auto-enrolment duties are accurately processed.
• Ensure Monthly reporting to HMRC reconciles and is submitted
• Ensure payroll operations adhere to UK payroll legislation, including PAYE, NI, statutory payments, and pensions
• Conduct payroll reconciliations and prepare payroll reports for management.
• Preparation and submission of P11D and PSA in compliance with HMRC regulations.
• Prepare and reconcile the company Death in Service and Healthcare policy reconciliations
• Act as a point of contact for payroll and benefit related queries from employees and stakeholders.
• Oversee year-end payroll processes, including P60s and statutory reporting.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance payroll efficiency and compliance.
• Prepare annual payroll journal and assist with audits.
• Assist and support with the preparation of company annual salary budget and salary review.

Qualifications:

• Successful portfolio in an end-to-end payroll role with a medium to large organisation.
• Payroll Qualification - CIPP (desirable but not essential)
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, including PAYE, NI, and statutory benefits.
• Proficiency in payroll systems and strong Excel skills.
• Hands-on experience managing P11D and PSA submissions.

Attributes:

• The ability to multi-task, prioritise and delegate workload
• Practical, logical with the ability to solve problems quickly
• Strong communication skills to liaise effectively with employees, HR, and finance teams
• Flexibility to work on other tasks within skill set
• Be able to demonstrate self-motivation
• Able to work to tight deadlines
• Excellent Team player
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
• Driving license is essential

The Package

• Attractive Salary (dependent upon experience)
• Contributory Company Pension Scheme
• Non-contributory death-in-service insurance
• EAP scheme
• 25 Days Holiday plus 8 days bank holidays. Holiday increasing in line with service
• Flexible working hours
• Cycle to work
• Free Onsite gym
• Hours of work 08:00am-4:30pm Mon- Thurs, Friday 3pm finish. Fundamentally office base in Blackburn, HQ, with the possibility of working from home 1 day per week after probation. We are all about Team collaboration and knowledge exchange/ enhancement so the more we can work together, the better…. Plus, we are a fun team to work with

The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/ or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives:

Vital Energi Utilities Ltd is not accepting unsolicited CVs from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. CVs submitted to any Vital Energi Utilities Ltd employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Vital Energi Utilities Ltd. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you