Payroll Specialist

Do you have good knowledge of payroll processes and systems? Are you looking for an opportunity to learn and progress your career? Do you have a good understanding of payroll related legislation and how to calculate payroll payments manually?

If your answer is 'yes' to all of these, keep reading.

**Want to know a little about us?**:
At Novuna, we care about building a better tomorrow. With a focus on sustainability, and a passion for phenomenal customer experiences, we provide consumers and businesses with the capital they need to realise their ambitions.

We're proud to be a **Top 50 Inclusive employer.**We're a signatory of the **Women in Finance** and the **Race at Work Charter** and we're **Disability Confident Committed**.

**What does the role involve?**:
Reporting to our Group Payroll Manager, as a Payroll Specialist you'll work as part of our Payroll team to deliver an efficient and effective in-house payroll solution to all Novuna employees.

We've recently implemented a brand new HR (HiBob) and payroll system (Dayforce) have gone live with these 2 new systems which marks the completion of a major project in our HR department. There is still plenty of opportunity to get involved in the new payroll system and processes where you will help us on the continuation of our implementation journey. You'll work in a supportive environment and there will be lots of opportunities to learn new skills.

**Some of your key duties will include**:

- Delivering the monthly payroll for our 6 payrolls which includes UK employees, expats, pensioner and 3 outsourced international (Finland, Ireland, Netherlands)
- Providing support to all Novuna employees by dealing with payroll queries in a professional and efficient manner
- Calculating manual payments using variable data such as benefits, bonus, over time, commission, sickness/absence, parental payments, pension and tax
- Ensuring starters and leavers are paid accurately in their first or final month of employment
- Performing manual tax and NI calculations as and when required and supporting with payrolling (e.g. P11D's)

**What are we looking for?**:
You'll have a background in a payroll related role with exposure to best practices, processes, systems and good exposure to payroll related legislation. You'll have strong attention to detail and accuracy and will be able to perform complex calculations related to tax codes and net pay.

Also, we're looking for the following:

- Good working knowledge of payroll systems (exposure to our new system, Dayforce (Ceridian) and/or Merca/Darwin would be an added bonus)
- Highly skilled in MS Office Suite, in particular Excel (pivot tables and VLOOKUPs)
- Great interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- Good knowledge of pensions and tax

**What can we offer you?**:
At Novuna we take our people promise seriously. If you join us, you'll have a **chance to make a difference, opportunities to learn, and time to shine**.

In addition to a market-benchmarked salary and excellent bonus scheme, our offer to you includes:

- Flexible hybrid working
- 25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell 5 days
- Full wellbeing package including BUPA, digital GP service, 24/7 employee assistance, plus wellbeing events throughout the year

**What's the next step?**:
We're **Disability Confident Committed**, so if you're a person with a disability, if you're neurodivergent, or if you have a condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.

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