Payroll Specialist

We are looking to offer a **Payroll Specialist **the opportunity to join our expanding **People Services Team **based in **Stevenage.**

As a **Payroll Specialist **you will be a part of our commitment to deliver what we promise for our clients, within the leading essential infrastructure services provider operating within the UK & Ireland.

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**About M Group Services and your team**

M Group Services is a trusted employer to more than 10,500 people in the UK and Ireland. Operating across 21 businesses in 240 locations, we provide specialist infrastructure services in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors.

We work in a fast-paced environment and our business is constantly growing and evolving. Our central support team, based at Head Office, has grown rapidly and provides support across our Group and divisions to deliver to our people, our clients and their customers.

As a Group we recognise that engaging and empowering our people to deliver and grow is pivotal to driving our business and achieving continued success. We are committed to creating an environment in which our people feel valued, supported and fulfilled.

**Who you are?**

As a Payroll Specialist, you will report to the Payroll Manager. You will have full responsibility for the delivery of expert payroll services to allocated Payroll Divisions. Operating across a growing number of Group Companies.

Do you like a challenge? Are you keen to develop your skills? Do you enjoy finding solutions?

If you want to make a difference working within a supportive team environment, we would be pleased to hear from you.

**As the Payroll Specialist, you’ll get the opportunity to**:

- Assist in the processing of payrolls over different pay frequencies including weekly and monthly
- Administers and runs all payrolls across the Group in accordance with operating procedures and deadlines ensuring that all payrolls are processed efficiently, effectively, and accurately.
- Completes and returns, payroll data to other third party organisations like HMRC, pension providers, courts and Child Support Agency;
- Work closely with the Payroll Manager to transition any new business into the Payroll department
- Ensure the operational delivery of payroll services to the agreed customer service levels
- Timely management of day to day pay related matters including responding to pay and pension queries
- Ensure statutory compliance on all pay related practices and guidance given to customers, keeping abreast of statutory legislation
- Compliance with the Data Protection Act and GDPR
- Maintain confidentiality and security of any payroll and employee systems, to meet company, legal and statutory requirements
- Work with the Payroll Manager and as part of the team to deliver continuous improvements to process

**What you’ll bring?**
- Proven experience of delivering payroll services as part of a team
- Proven knowledge of statutory payroll requirements
- Knowledge of Oracle Cloud Payroll Module desirable but not essential
- Knowledge of implementing a new payroll system and transitioning processes desirable but not essential
- Good working knowledge of Excel ideally to intermediate level
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Good planning, analytical and problem solving skills
- Motivation to develop and maintain internal and external relationships
- Positive can do attitude

**What’s in it for you?**
- 25 days' annual leave plus statutory holidays
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Contributory Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to a wide range of discounts and special offers through our online rewards platform
- Private health care

**Our Vision and Values**

Our vision is to be the leading service provider for essential infrastructure in the UK and Ireland.

The core values for our sustainable growth are:
People - engaging and empowering everyone to deliver and grow.

Safety - putting health, wellbeing and safety of people first.

Delivery - helping deliver our clients’ business needs.

Integrity - behaving respectfully and in a sustainable manner to our communities and the environment, maintaining accountability and honesty in the way we work.