Payroll Team Leader
- Recruiter
- Lewis Bear Recruitment
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £42,000 - £48,000
- Posted
- 18 Oct 2016
- Closes
- 15 Nov 2016
- Job Title
- Human Resources
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Payroll Team Leader
Our client, an international law firm, is looking for a Payroll Team Leader to assist their Payroll Project Manager with the implementation of a new payroll solution, including supporting the tender process, requirements gathering, data mapping, updating project plans and documents.
Overseeing and supporting the Payroll Team, you’ll work with the HR teams to deliver timely and accurate payroll services for C1000 employees. You’ll also support the team to ensure all HMRC legislation and third party deadlines are met. Assisting the overseas payroll teams will also be required, as well as processing some overseas payrolls in London.
Key Responsibilities
Payroll Project:
- Contribute to the improvement and development of the Payroll system to ensure benefits of technologies are maximized.
- Define process maps for the current solution and ensure that the process manuals are up to date.
- Assist in the creation of project plans and be key in the implementation of a new solution.
- Assist with the planning and delivery of project timelines.
- Responsible for data mapping and assist in the review testing and implementation of a new solution, documenting processes and results.
- Support working with chosen vendor defining requirements, testing and implementation.
- Assist in the preparation of reports and presentations in respect of the payroll project.
- Document new or revised processes and communicate them effectively.
- Develop end user guideline.
Payroll:
- Oversee the administration, processing and reconciliation of payroll using ADP (the current Bureau solution).
- Manage effective relationships with the current provider.
- Deputise for the Payroll Project Manager in their absence.
- Support as appropriate the payroll roles, covering for the team in their absence.
- Review of the team workload to ensure deadlines are met.
- Assist with payrolls for overseas offices, where necessary.
- Support the Senior Payroll Officer to ensure all policies and procedures are compliant with current legislation and support good practice.
- Assist in the implementation of the outcomes of internal and external audit.
- Support the Senior Payroll Officer to ensure they complete year-end returns, P11D’s and the PSA in a timely manner.
- Deliver projects as requested by the Payroll Project Manager.
- To undertake any other duties as reasonably requested.
People:
- Manage a small payroll team on a day to day basis. Working with the Payroll Project Manager to set and monitor objectives and performing performance appraisals.
Key Relationships:
- Engage with and support the payroll team.
- Engage with the wider FCA Team, build relationships with key members of the FCA Planning and Analysis Team.
- HR is a key client and provides monthly payroll data therefore it is essential to build good working relationships with key members of the HR Team.
- HMRC.
- Payroll provider (current and new).
Experience and Knowledge
Essential:
- Strong project management experience.
- Excellent IT Skills, (Excel, including, v-lookup, pivots, Word, PowerPoint).
- Experience in the provision of a full payroll service including manual calculations.
- Up-to-date knowledge of payroll legislation.
- Experience of working in a Team Leader or Supervisor capacity.
Required:
- Preferably hold a formal payroll qualification i.e. palt or fully CIPP qualified. Ideally have membership of a recognised payroll organisation.
- Detailed Knowledge of statutory payments and deductions, salary sacrifices, flexible benefits and pension schemes.
- Payroll report writing skills.
- Experience of International payrolls, Tax, Social Tax, etc.
- Knowledge of process improvement methodology.
- PSA and Plld experience.
Desirable:
- Working knowledge of RTI and Auto-enrolment.
- Experience of ADP.
- Knowledge of tax legislation in respect of expense claims.
- Knowledge of employment legislation such as overtime and holiday pay.
Skills and Competencies
- Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy with the ability to meet deadlines.
- Team management and development.
- Results oriented, takes initiative and ownership to get the job done.
- Time management skills demonstrating an ability to prioritise and meet strict deadlines.
- Good communication skills both oral and written.
- Excellent numeracy skills.
- Confident, positive personality.
- Trustworthy with the ability to deal with confidential information.