Senior Payroll Advisor

Job Title: Senior Payroll Advisor

Salary: Up to £43,000 + Excellent Benefits Package inc a 10%bonus

Location: Doncaster (Hybrid)

Work Pattern - 3 days a week in office

Role Purpose

• To work as part of a busy payroll team, providing a comprehensive payroll service to the business. The role supports the Payroll Manager in delivering pay and benefits activities that are accurate, high quality, and focused on first-class customer service and continuous improvement.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality, end-to-end payroll service, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and adherence to all associated deadlines. Manage, process and review all weekly and monthly payroll transactional activities, including month-end reporting and reconciliation. Provide specialist advice and guidance to the business on all aspects of payroll and PAYE. Ensure all payroll transactions are compliant with relevant legislation and internal policy, identifying issues and implementing corrective action in collaboration with the Payroll Manager and key stakeholders.
• Support the annual pay review and bonus process. Administer pension schemes including Auto Enrolment compliance, and report membership and contribution data to providers. Administer and report on employee benefits such as PMI, Life Assurance and SAYE, and manage the annual production of P11Ds for benefits in kind.
• Implement and monitor payroll process documentation to ensure it remains up to date and fit for purpose. Continuously contribute to new initiatives and ways of working to improve processes and systems. Support the Payroll Manager with payroll projects as required, and coach and develop junior payroll advisors by sharing knowledge and expertise across the team.

What We're Looking For

• A relevant payroll qualification is essential - ideally CIPP qualified or equivalent experience. You'll be a subject matter expert in UK payroll and pension legislation with a genuine passion for payroll controls and governance. You'll have experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced environment with multiple pay cycles, and a track record of continuous professional development in payroll and benefits.
• Payroll systems experience at a professional level is required - experience with Workday is a plus. You'll be an excellent communicator, able to build collaborative working relationships across the business, with strong IT and analytical skills including Excel. A proactive, solution-focused mindset is key, as is the ability to challenge the status quo constructively and manage issues through to resolution.
• Above all, you'll be a team player with sharp attention to detail and the ability to perform under pressure.

Please note: we are unable to accept candidates who require sponsorship, or will require sponsorship.

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Job Title: Senior Payroll Advisor

Salary: Up to £43,000 + Excellent Benefits Package inc a 10%bonus

Location: Doncaster (Hybrid)

Work Pattern - 3 days a week in office

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