Payroll Advisor

About the Role

About the Role

In conjunction with the Payroll Manager and Analyst to complete all processing and pay overs which need to be up to date and paid out by the agreed deadlines.

Through demonstrating due diligence in data input, the Payroll Advisor ensures we provide a world class payroll service for our colleagues across the UK and Ireland

What you'll be Doing:

The day-to-day processing and advising of:

Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay

Shared Parental Leave

Company paid and Statutory sick pay

Court Orders and Attachment of Earnings inc. Student loans

Starter Checklists and P45’s

P60’s

Loans

Union and Voluntary deductions

Pension

TT payments

First point of call to deal and resolve queries raised by line managers

Input advances into SAP prior to the Supplementary Bacs run

Liaison with third parties including: CMS, DWP, HMRC, Irish Revenue

Complete statements of earnings

Check bank statements for any monies returned

Liaise with Central HR team and Employee Relations teams to resolve any payroll issues

Payroll account reconciliations?

Assist with training of new team members

In conjunction with the Payroll Manager, be responsible for the processing of the monthly and 4 weekly payrolls

Prepare and process Court Order payments

Prepare and process 3rd party payments, including union/voluntary deductions

Expenses

Liaising with 3rd party expenses team, and loading expenses files into sap

Reporting

Monitoring areas of concern/trends and addressing these appropriately.

Reports as requested by the Business.

Running of payroll period reports as per daily/weekly/period report schedule.

Key Measurables

Ensure all SLAs are met

All payrolls are completed, and all colleagues are paid within given timescales

Ensure payroll system is up to date with current legislation including RTI and Pension Auto Enrolment

3rd party payments are paid over within given timescales

Liaise with auditors for external and internal audit

Produce Daily, Weekly and Monthly set reports

Key Working Relationships

Payroll Manager

Finance Team

Operational managers

Central HR and Employee Relations team

HMRC

Aviva and NEST, RPMI Pension providers

3rd party providers such as courts, unions and charity organisations

To be successful in this role you will need:

Essential:

GCSE Maths grade A-C or equivalent qualification

High levels of organisation

Knowledge of PAYE, NI, Statutory payments (Sick Pay, SMP, SPP)

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Excel skills an essential – Vlookup, Pivot tables are essential.

Be able to meet strict deadlines

Desirable:

Previous experience of a payroll or finance environment

Understanding of Real Time Information and Pension Auto Enrolment

Previous experience with SAP/Success Factors

Irish Payroll experience