Payroll Supervisor

Seven ,
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Job Type: Full-time

Overview

Our client is one of the Uk's leading food brands. In fact, it is worth over £300M in retail sales. In a very competitive crowd, they have continued to demonstrate category leading product innovation & quality. Their brand heritage and recent performance is testament to this. Unsurprisingly, they have bold ambitions for their business & brand. They are now searching for a proactive and committed Payroll Supervisor ready to play a key role in the next chapter of their journey. A great opportunity has been created for a talented Payroll Supervisor to join the Head Office finance team in High Wycombe. The Payroll Supervisor is a critical role, reporting to the Head of AR & Payroll, with a high level of autonomy and responsibility for delivering the full breadth of Payroll tasks for circa 3000 monthly paid employees. The role provides day to day supervision of two administrators with mixed levels of Payroll experience, as well as responsibility for completing their own tasks. The Ideal Payroll Supervisor The ideal candidate for this role will have extensive payroll experience with knowledge SAP system being a distinct advantage. The candidate should have the ability to communicate with all functions in the business; excellent attention to detail; accurate data input ability; excellent self-organisational ability; ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines; ability to solve problems efficiently; maintain integrity and confidentially at all times. Key responsibilities of the Payroll Supervisor Processing and checking of all aspects of a monthly payroll, ensuring 100% accuracy Knowledge of all aspects of statutory absence pay and ability to apply Knowledge of up to date National Minimum wage, Living wage and pension Auto-Enrolment rules and the ability to apply Calculation of average holiday pay, including knowledge on working time regulations and ability to apply Calculation of monthly company car contribution payroll deductions Calculation and submission of pension contributions Ability to manually calculate PAYE and NI calculations when required Download tax code updates from HRMC during the month Advancing payroll system annually to the new tax year, including P60 production Production of P11d, including maintaining the relevant benefit information during the tax year Completion of Office of National Statistics Quarterly Business Return Dealing with employee’s payroll and pension queries Develop and maintain good working relationships with all managers and employees Ad hoc duties as required Key Skill set SAP system experience is essential A thorough eye for detail, high level of accuracy and a good aptitude for figures is paramount as these are core to the payroll function on a daily basis. Operating as the subject matter expert and the key escalation point to resolve issues. An ability to collect data, analyse in order to resolve discrepancies and provide relevant payroll information to the company stakeholders (Employees, Finance, HR, Senior Management & 3rd Parties). Effectively organise and prioritise workload to ensure operational delivery. Adhering to strict payment deadlines and ensuring all reporting (internal & external) are produced in a timely and accurate manner. Consistently maintaining company policies, procedures, HMRC guidelines and ensuring best practise is followed. Good communication skills and working collaboratively with stakeholders to establish the entire end to end payroll process. Maintain employee confidence and protect the payroll operations by keeping information confidential. Ability to work as part of a team, providing training support where required and contributing to team effort Location: High Wycombe Type of role: Full time, permanent