Payroll & HR Manager- Shared Service Centre

Investigo Finance are recruiting a Payroll & HR Administration Manager for a client based in Lincoln.

In the position of Payroll & HR Administration Manager based in Lincoln you will be responsible for the effective management of the day to day operation and performance of the Payroll and HR Administration teams.

• Be the key focal point for client interaction for all payroll and HR admin activities supported by HOS
• Provide the day to day management of the HR Administration, Payroll and Pensions.
• Plan, implement and monitor workloads for the teams in a way that maximises the use of resources and ensures processes are efficient and effective.
• Communicate changes to working practices and work processing requirements to the team and encourage all team members to develop and improve the service.
• Ensure staff within the teams are aware of standards, expectations and timescales and to establish clear lines of responsibility and accountability building trust, good morale and teamwork.
• Provide specialist advice and support to the HR administration, payroll and pension teams and problem solve to overcome complex day to day issues raised by the wider team.
• Keep up to date with all relevant technical legislation and best practice. Ensuring that legislation and policy is accurately interpreted and applied and where necessary work with stakeholders and others to resolve queries.
• Support the system consultants with system configuration changes and user acceptance

Operational responsibilities

• Be the lead specialist on HR administration, payroll and pensions matters for the Council, meeting the responsibilities of the Authority.
• Be responsible for compliance with all internal and external control frameworks and audits, in relation to HR, Payroll, Pensions administration and Revenue Services delivered for the Council.
• Be responsible for the interpretation and implementation of statutory legislative requirements, all reconciliations and Payroll and Pensions statutory returns to HRMC and other Government departments.
• Be responsible for reviewing cases on non-compliance with HR Administration, Payroll and Pensions regulations or service delivery failure, making recommendations for process and administrative changes as required.
• Be responsible for ensuring that HR, Payroll and Pensions legislation is accurately interpreted and applied and where necessary work with HR Professional services and others to resolve queries.
• Be responsible for ensuring that retention of HR Administration, Payroll and Revenue records is in accordance statutory requirements.
• Be responsible for the delivery of the teams' services provision agreements using the appropriate performance measures including managing income, invoicing and debt recovery where necessary.
• To ensure that service teams meet agreed contractual performance measures.
• To document all workflow processes, controls and work instructions to ensure consistent and accurate service delivery
• To ensure that all input to the ERP system is accurate and compliant with agreed timelines
• To ensure that all exceptions checks are robust, that a full comparison of the previous month gross to net is complete, with balancing to BACs prior to final sign off of the payroll

The Profile

The success candidate will need to have previous management skills managing large payrolls 4000+

Understanding of HR Administration processes within a Shared Service environment

Ability to work and influence senior stake holders

Salary

£54,000 to £58,000 plus full benefits package