A growing Liverpool-based logistics company is looking to recruit an experienced Payroll and Benefits Manager. The role sits within the Human Resources Department and manages both weekly and monthly payroll activity along with the group's compensation and benefits scheme. Supported by a team of five you will provide an efficient, professional, and compliant payroll service. On offer is a salary up to 55K (depending on experience), flexible working, a 10% pension, 27 days annual leave, and other benefits including salary sacrifice options.
The Role:
You will lead, manage and develop the Groups' Payroll function, bringing in best practices and process improvement. This is a busy role, covering the UK and Irish operations with approximately 1800 employees and 5 payroll streams including a weekly payroll for 600 employees.
- Oversee the processing of Monthly (UK & ROI) and Weekly payrolls with a right-first-time approach
- Managing a payroll team
- Keeping abreast and adhering to continuously changing payroll legislation by studying existing and new legislation, ensuring adherence to requirements and advising management of updates
- Manage the Groups compensation and benefits offering – including life assurance and private medical insurance, along with salary sacrifice benefits
- Management of the Flexible Benefits scheme online portal, communications, and the renewal of benefits within the scheme window
- Work as an internal consultant and expert advisor on all payroll, compensation and benefit-related matters
- Ensure compliance for Year End activities, including P11d, P60 and EPS submissions and reconciliations
The Person:
This role will be suited to someone that likes a hands-on approach and is happy to get involved at all stages of Payroll. You will already have experience managing a payroll team and be fully au fait with all payroll entities and functions. You will be commutable to Liverpool and be happy to be partially office-based due to the team management aspect but after initial training, this will be a hybrid role.
