Payroll Manager

National IT company based in Surrey are looking for a Payroll Manager to manage a portfolio of clients, processing payrolls of varying frequencies.

The responsibility covers the payroll process from start to finish, building schedules with your client to arrange receipt of data/reports, processing the pay run information, providing the client with required reports to check and reconcile their Payroll, arranging payment, including creation of BACS files, closing the pay run for each period, printing and dispatching Payslips.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Processing Payroll Input:
Data Entry, manual and import
Creating BACS Files
Creating RTI FPS files
Processing Outputs:
Printing Reports
Printing Payslips
Printing P45s
Secondary Responsibilities:
Supporting the team leader and other colleagues
Creating processing schedules on annual basis.
Maintaining Client Procedures and front sheets
Year End Processing
P11Ds
Keeping up to date with legislation and how they affect clients as well as developments in payroll software
Fulfilling any objectives and targets set out in annual appraisals
Any other duties as may from time to time be reasonably required
Role Definition

Reporting to the Operation Manager the Payroll Manager’s main function is to process clients’ payrolls in an efficient and effective manner, thus ensuring high client retention rates and achieving high customer satisfaction in accordance with their personal objectives.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential – Five C grade GCSE passes, including Maths. IPP Diploma or willingness to study for the qualification.

Desirable
IPP Diploma

Work-based competencies

Essential – an excellent telephone manner. At least 2 years’ payroll experience. Familiarity with a computerised payroll system. Computer literacy.

Desirable – experience of Payrite, Teamspirit software, Bottomline, Excel & Outlook.

Bureau experience running client payrolls
Current legislation, including RTI, Pension Reform.