Payroll Advisor

Do you have a passion for payroll?

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Professional, a new team member, to take over the management of payroll processing for starters, leavers, promotions, salary changes, allowances, bonus, commissions, special payments and ad-hoc deductions as well as deductions for tax, NI, pension and other benefits.

Currently, we run a semi-outsourced payroll with an enhanced service from our payroll provider. As the successful candidate you will be responsible for sending uploads to the payroll provider and then working with them to get all elements of pay correct for our colleagues. We are also in the process of creating and testing some automation between our HR system and the payroll system so great opportunity to make a contribution to improving and streamlining our current processes.

In recognition of the responsibility and experience required we anticipate a salary in the region of £40,000 in addition to a generous benefits package. This is a full-time role, based in our Bristol office, with hybrid working patterns available.

Key Responsibilities

• Accurate input of high volume and complex employees/payroll data within strict deadlines & processing various payroll input such as pension, absences & leave, flexible benefits, statutory deductions, starter checklists/P45s.

• Planning workload to ensure that monthly payrolls are delivered on time, including all payroll related HRIS updates, pension payments, monthly and annual reporting to third party payroll providers.

• Ensure accurate reconciliation of payroll files and the management of related documents in line with Data Protection and Data Security policies.

• Answer all payroll queries.

• Assist with payroll and benefits related projects such as annual salary reviews, pension auto-enrolment, auditing.

• Proactively develop and keep up to date with new payroll legislation and compliance. Ensure compliance with approved company, statutory and regulatory policies/procedures.

• Use own initiative to resolve issues and assist team members where possible, by providing a range of solutions and seeking advice where necessary.

• Assist with HR admin tasks as required, including the implementation of new processes, using your initiative to identify process improvements.

Daily tasks will include:

• Handling all payroll, pension and benefit related queries form colleagues.

• Supporting the wider HR team and works with providers and our internal accounts team with queries relating to unpaid invoices.

• Tasks include monthly check of Real Living and National Minimum wage requirements

• As well as monthly reconciliation of HMRC payments.

Skills, Experience & Background:

• Experience of managing and processing a monthly payroll for 500+ employees 

• Detailed understanding of the full payroll cycle including P60.

• Broad understanding of Pensions (including auto-enrolment) and Income Tax.

• Understanding of Benefit in Kind taxation.

• Ability to use initiative to resolve issues and provide solutions with seeking advice where necessary.

• Knowledge of benefits and platforms for employee engagement and benefit selection and processing 

Desirable/Nice to have: 

• Workday and/or ADP iHCM system knowledge 

• P45 and other government reporting capability 

Any experience with flexible benefits offerings again would be a nice to have. As this role also looks after the reporting to the benefit providers and trouble shoots any issues with the benefits platform using connections at our third partner.