Senior Payroll Manager

New Job - Senior Payroll Manager | Perm | up to £75k  | Maidenhead (hybrid)

Morson are partnering with a FTSE listed construction business based in Maidenhead. Due to new project wins an opening for a Senior Payroll Manager has been created.

We seek anexperienced Payroll Manager to support implementation and manage operations to join one of our key clients, on a permanent basis.

The role offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to:

• Drive and deliver value to a new in-house payroll team.
• Support the transition from 12 years of outsourced payroll to in-house operations.
• Be accountable for the ongoing operation of payroll.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about payroll with a keen eye for detail and align with company values of integrity, customer focus, safety, wellbeing, environment, and social responsibility.

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Payroll Manager:

• Ensure the weekly and monthly payrolls are processed accurately, on time and in line with business and legislative requirements.
• Lead and develop a small team of payroll experts.
• Work with the existing team and other stakeholders to set up and establish the system, process, controls and team accountabilities for the new in-house payroll service. This will include system testing, parallel running and system cutover.
• Own and Manage the Oracle payroll system, ensuring changes to the payroll are made in a controlled and effective manner.
• Define and manage an appropriate payroll control environment meeting the business’ financial and audit requirements.
• Act as the Company Subject Matter Expert on payroll, advising team members and other colleagues as required.
• Issue bank transfers for employee payments,
• Work with HMRC to ensure all statutory reporting requirements are met.
• Audit the payroll to make sure it satisfies all government regulations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders such as Finance and Audit to ensure that payroll information is accurate and managed in line with financial controls.
• Carry out payroll data analysis and reporting.
• Develop and improve payroll procedure in line with best practice.
• Work together with other members of the HR Services Leadership Team to develop the overall HR Service to be as efficient and effective as possible and a great place to work.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Payroll Manager experience ideally within an HR function with a similar sized payroll including running of a weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Significant exposure to a fast-paced payroll environment including Payroll Advisory knowledge.
• CIPP Level 5 qualified
• An expert in tax and payroll legislative requirements and the implementation of change
• Experience of pensions to include auto-enrolment and/or contractual enrolment.
• Sound knowledge of payroll/pension statutory requirements
• Sound knowledge of benefit processing and year-end P11D reporting
• Experience in managing data interfaces and automation of data & input/uploads.
• Development, review and operation of Payroll process and controls including experience working with internal and external audit.
• Deductive reasoning for analysing raw payroll data and using it to develop and refine payroll policies.
• Advanced IT skills, including the use of MS Excel to interpret data.
• Experience in analysis of data and production of meaningful reports.
• Running a payroll using the Oracle Payroll System.
• Excellent team management and leadership skills, including the development and mentoring of team members.
• Strong collaboration, communication and team working skills.
• Sound knowledge of pensions administration in payroll

Location: Maidenhead, Office-based 2-3 days per week.

Hours of Work: Full time, Monday to Friday

Salary: Fantastic benefits package including:

Competitive salary

Pension contribution matched up to 10%

Life assurance

Income protection (long term sickness insurance)

25 days holiday + holiday purchase option

Private medical for you and your family

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity to work as a Financial Reporting Accountant and meet the above criteria, please apply with your CV and cover letter.

*Please do not apply for this role if you are not an experienced Payroll Manager.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial telephone interview. If selected from the shortlist, a formal interview process will begin.