Payroll Lead

Job Description

We're seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Payroll Lead to join our dedicated Finance team. In this role, you will own the entire payroll process from start to finish each month, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. You will be a key player in the Finance department, reporting to the Senior Payroll Manager, and it will be essential to ensure our team members are paid accurately and on time.

Responsibilities

• Process the full monthly payroll, ensuring all employees are paid on time and accurately. This includes managing statutory payments, sickness, overtime, and salary sacrifice arrangements.
• Maintain and update all employee records within the payroll system.
• Collaborate with the People & Culture team to ensure payroll data integrity.
• Manage and resolve employee payroll queries and communications.
• Assist with month-end and year-end processes, including general ledger reconciliation, HMRC reporting (RTI, P11D), and preparing P45s and P60s.
• Manage pension administration, including contribution submissions and re-declarations.
• Process and reimburse employee expenses.
• Support the transfer of employees to a new company.

What you'll need to succeed

We're seeking a flexible team player who can also work independently. The ideal candidate will have a strong working knowledge of UK payroll legislation and systems.

You should have a calm, logical, and practical approach, with high degrees of initiative, accuracy, and attention to detail. We're looking for someone who can multitask and prioritise effectively under pressure, all while meeting deadlines and upholding quality standards.

Essentials

• Have a strong working knowledge of UK payroll legislation and systems, with experience in Frontier software being a plus.
• Be a flexible team player who can also work independently.
• Remain calm and maintain a high degree of initiative, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Be able to take a logical and practical approach to your work.
• Be able to multitask, prioritise under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Possess excellent organisational skills.

Desirable

• CIPP qualified or equivalent would be beneficial.

Benefits you can rely on

Great allowances for hybrid working:
🏡 £500 work from home allowance - an annual allowance paid monthly alongside your salary to support with working from home costs.
🚆 £500 travel allowance - an annual allowance paid monthly alongside your salary to support with travelling to work costs.

📖 £500 annual development allowance: to spend on your chosen development area, whether that’s in your current role, or future roles.
🎁 15% annual bonus: company-wide bonus scheme designed to reward collective teamwork and delivery of results across the whole business.

🌞 Holiday: 25 days annual leave, a day off for your birthday, additional days leave for long service, plus bank holidays. You’ll also have the option to buy additional leave, allowing for a better work-life balance.

💸 Ethical Pension with Aviva: Good Energy offers an ethical pension plan provided by Aviva, with employer-matched contributions up to 7.5% of your base salary.