Payroll and Pension Manager

Role: Payroll and Pensions Manager

Location: Cambridge and Huntingdon

Duration: Permanent

Salary: up to £45,000

Sellick Partnership is currently recruiting for a Payroll and Pensions Manager a public sector client based in Cambridgeshire.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for collating payroll data and processing this through the iTrent HR/Payroll system hosted by MHR and providing relevant and accurate information to external agencies to ensure an efficient and effective payroll and pension's service for the organisation. To ensure that all employees and external customers are paid accurately and on time. To adhere to all contractual and statutory guidelines and update skills and knowledge when required.

The duties of the Payroll and Pensions Manager include:

Responsibility of inputting and checking of the organisations monthly payroll, including calculations relating to superannuation, PAYE, and National Insurance and other contractual and statutory elements.
Responsibility for running all the relevant reports to check the payroll and produce the BACS file for transmission by Finance.
Responsibility for checking that input performed by other stakeholders within the organisation on the iTrent system including HR and Reporting Managers is correct and within statutory guidelines
Carrying out quality checks on the data as required and take the necessary corrective actions, offer advice and guidance
Monitoring workflows for payroll authorisation to ensure claims are appropriate and within the budgetary reporting structures in place
Ensuring workflows for authorisation are updated in line with any restructure of departments
Running the relevant reports for month end, tax year end and other payroll and pensions events in the year as required
Keeping up to date with relevant regulations/legislation and determine the impact of any changes, taking action to implement changes where necessary. Ensuring all staff are kept informed of changes which may impact on the organisation or individuals.
Liaising with HMRC, DWP and other appropriate third-party agencies to resolve any queries they may have
Line management of the Payroll/HR Administrator and support development of the postholder so that the payroll function can be maintained
Overseeing and developing the processes within the HR function to maximise automation
Building, developing and evolving the workforce reporting and metrics to measure performance to support decision making and ensure data integrity
Responsibility for developing pay forecasting within Itrent and providing monthly reports for the management accounts to the Finance Department

The Payroll and Pensions Manager should have:

Member/Associate of Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Diploma in Payroll Management or equivalent experience
Experience of using iTrent payroll software would be beneficial
Experience of managing payroll and pensions within the public sector (medium to large organisations)

The Payroll and Pensions Manager will need to have excellent communication skills and effectively be able to communicate to stakeholders of all levels. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have an impeccable eye for detail and accuracy to ensure all workload is carried out effectively and efficiently. They will also need to able to prioritise their workload and be efficient and effective to meet unpredictable deadlines and deal with conflicting demands, whilst working in a high-pressured environment.

If you believe that you are well-suited to this excellent opportunity of Payroll and Pensions Manager please apply directly at Sellick Partnership or contact Charlotte for more information. The closing date for CVs is Monday 18th May. Please apply as soon as possible, we may close early if we receive sufficient applications.

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