Payroll Manager

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Payroll Manager
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Job Information
Division:
Elior Support Services
Advert Closing Date:
15/12/2021

Number of Hours:Full-time
Salary:up to £52,000 Per annum
Contract Type:Permanent
Location:Macclesfield, SK11 6ET
Working Environment

We are looking for a proactive Payroll Manager to lead the Payroll team to ensure that the payroll department runs smoothly, efficiently and accurately. You will have primary accountability to manage and control UK payrolls for the Elior and all associated compliance and reporting. Review, implement and manage best practice controls to ensure colleagues are paid accurately each month and on time.

Job Description

Your key responsibilities as the Payroll Manager will consist of:

- Manage a payroll team to process end to end, high volume and complex payrolls

- Ultimately accountable for overseeing the delivery of the company payroll for around 8,000 colleagues (approx. £165 million)
- Ensure payroll deadlines are met in a timely manner
- Deal with escalated payroll queries from the team
- Ensure an outstanding service is provided to internal stakeholders where queries are dealt with in an efficient and warm, friendly & genuine manner
- Produce payroll reports to senior management on a regular basis or as/when requested
- Oversee process improvements and project work, which can often include high-profile, large & complex projects that carry significant financial implications or investment
- Act as a key project leader in the transition to a new HR/Payroll system for the UK business. Support its implementation and the embedding of new processes
- Proactively plan and execute the year-end and project workload against competing priorities
- Champion and coach the team on employment and prevailing legislation, identify the impact of changes on payroll and manage changes to eliminate the risk of non-compliance
- Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
- Oversee the hire and training of new payroll team members
- Audit the payroll to make sure it satisfies all government regulations
- Work collaboratively with wider HR team to manage any operational payroll activity
- Coach & develop Payroll team to ensure the consistent delivery of process, compliance & high-quality service across the business
- Drive continuous improvement & innovation within the Payroll function, challenging the status quo & ensuring we evolve to become industry-leading in our approach to payroll

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week

Skills and Experience

The experience and knowledge we are looking for from our future Payroll Manager include:

- Proven payroll leadership experience ideally gained in a high volume, multiple payroll environment

- A strong people manager with a natural desire to motivate the team to achieve individual and team objectives

- Proven track record of driving procedural improvements, strategy, and best practice

- Ideally have knowledge of Reourcelink, Cognos and/or SAP Success Factors

- Knowledge of current tax/payroll legislation

- Be experienced in the delivery of a high-quality payroll service

- Previous experience preferred in managing a transition to a new payroll / HR system in a complex, de-centralised business

- The ability to adapt your style to engage with your audience, setting the bar high with excellent customer service

- Excellent communicator with the ability to solve problems, communicate with & influence stakeholders at all levels

- Proven ability to work with complex/detailed information with an excellent eye for detail

- Highly organised with excellent, demonstrable Microsoft Office & project management skills

- A team player with a flexible approach to work and job variety

- Warm, friendly and genuine

Benefits

As part of your package, we are offering a salary of up to £52,000 per annum, plus a performance-related bonus.

This role also comes with a car or car allowance, a workplace pension, life insurance (x4), private medical cover, 33 days holiday - pro-rata (including Bank Holidays). You can also purchase up to 5 additional days of annual leave.

Why it's Great to Work for Us
Elior UK has been recognised for a variety of awards such as CSR and chef development programmes which demonstrate the passion and creativity of our great team.
For all our colleagues we offer a range of discounts such as EE mobile contracts, Nissan vehicles, and lots more offers on leisure and entertainment, gyms and restaurants.
We focus on our colleagues and hold an annual Elior Award event, issue rewards for recognition every month plus deliver a varied portfolio of development programmes. We offer additional leave for charity work and provide a Colleague Support Programme for health & wellbeing advice.
Elior foster and believe in a diverse workplace, free from discrimination, which leads to an enjoyable and supportive environment.
Interested?
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About Elior Support Services
89% of our colleagues enjoy doing their job each day.

Here at Elior UK we have lots of opportunity for progression and personal development within our business and work with a diverse range of clients.

Elior is a multi-award winning global player in the contract catering sector, with operations in over 6 countries, over 105,000 employees and 4 million guests served every day. We are one of the largest contract caterers in the industry with our Group headquarters in Paris. Here in the UK we have approximately 10,000 colleagues helping us deliver our promise in achieving excellence in everything that makes up the customer experience across over 1,200 sites.

Our Head Office is based in Macclesfield and we have another large, newly refurbished office right in the heart of London where our CEO is based. Both offices are linked via good public transport routes. They are sociable and open spaces with fantastic restaurant / catering facilities. Lunch subsidies / free refreshments and snacks are offered.