Payroll and Benefits Manager

Your role as Payroll and Benefits Manager will be to oversee the development and improvement of the overall Payroll process and procedures to capture efficiencies in processes, accurate record keeping and continual automation of CINTRA to improve process,driving change and improving insight and management reporting specifically identifying KPI’s, areas of risk and opportunities to improve streamline HR processes within the wider business enable senior management to make change decisions that overall improveperformance and control over payroll expenditure.

Managing the day-to day provision of an efficient monthly Payrolls for 2 groups (c650 employees) and 230 pensioners and employee benefits function that supports and sustains the business activities operationally, operating within company policies and proceduresand complying with legal requirements.

**Duties for the Payroll and Benefits Manager, will Include**:

- To oversee the development and improvement of the overall Payroll process and procedures to capture and document efficiencies in processes, accurate record keeping and continual automation of CINTRA to improve process.
- To identify areas where change can be made to improve insight and management reporting specifically production of monthly KPI’s.
- Identify areas of risk and opportunities to improve streamline HR processes within the wider business enable senior management to make change decisions that overall improve performance and control over payroll expenditure.
- Work in partnership with managers to provide expert advice and guidance on matters relating to Payroll, employee benefits, sickness, parental leave and employee pension schemes.
- Manage and supervise Payroll & Benefits Specialist and their overall development.
- Manage the administration processes associated with the Final Salary (Defined Benefit) and Defined Contribution staff pension schemes in order to ensure that compliance is maintained, and monthly submissions are made accurately and on time.
- Annual reporting of Defined Benefit scheme information and liaison with third party pension administrators and auditors.
- Manage and administer Insured benefits liaising closely with the company Insurance Broker to administer employee benefits programmes including, medical, etc. Including reporting of P11ID benefits
- Work with HR to deliver the annual pay review and ensure salaries are updated and paid correctly and on time.
- Manage the development and maintenance of the payroll system and interface files from HR, liaising with the software supplier when necessary and maintain and monitor the accuracy and integrity of the information held on the database.
- Manage the database administrator function for the Cintra payroll software, Service Now for payslip access queries and Self-Service function for employee payslips.
- Act as Subject Matter Expert to assist with all payroll related project and process improvements including the transition to the new Payroll system Cintra (set up, data migration and parallel runs, reconciliation).
- Provide monthly MI to the Finance department which details key people KPl’s and activities and enables performance to be monitored and managed.
- Completion of Monthly and Annual ONS surveys.
- Work closely with HR in the redesign and delivery of updates to the payroll software such as the self-service module and the buying & selling of annual leave module and be a proactive and positive member of the Finance Team.
- Work with HR to improve processes and ensure data is output in the required format, monitoring for accuracy, and working to tight deadlines.
- Manager of the Payroll Team which will include Train and manage workload for Payroll Specialist, supporting their development and sharing knowledge.
- Work with Senior Finance Managers to assist on the checking, reconciliation and payroll sign off procedures.
- Review employee information on the HR system where needed.
- Act as a first point of contact for employee, pensioner, manager and HR payroll and benefit queries.
- Manage the submission of BACS files for salaries, pensions, third party and ad-hoc payments where needed.
- Update and monitor the company’s intranet with information for employees on payroll and benefits.

**Essential Experience / Skills Required of the Payroll and Benefits Manager**:
Previous Payroll management experience

Up to date knowledge of taxation and statutory requirements

Advanced user of MS Office products

Knowledge of HRIT database and Payroll systems

**Desirable Experience (although not essential) for the Payroll and Benefits Manager**:
CIPP qualification

Extensive experience of managing payrolls

Experience of Snowdrop KCS

Previous experience in a financial services environment

Knowledge and experience of administering pensions

Experience of managing employee benefits