Payroll Team Leader

Payroll Team Leader - Leicester - £28,000 ( potentially up to £30k)

Assist with supervision of 3 Payroll Assistants
Ensure that the team will meet all deadlines for the payroll
First point of contact for the team's escalated queries
Assist in control of the Payroll mailbox, ensuring all incoming information is recorded and distributed amongst the team for processing as appropriate
Weekly upload of all information from HMRC including Tax Codes, Student Loans and RTI advices
Oversee monthly payroll input by the team in its entirety, ensuring accurate and timely completion.
Monitor progress and ensure there is an even distribution of workload throughout the month
Check monthly payroll input prior to deadline
Run Errors and Warnings, Payroll Summary and BACS files. Complete Gross to Net analysis.
Assist in month end reporting process to the business and any and all 3rd Party's
Assist in year-end process
Assist in project work
Review Payroll and Benefits pages on payroll homepage of Intranet, update and amend regularly
Keep up to date with legislation changes
Assist in training and development of the Payrolls team
Monitor sickness absences for long term or frequent absentees, where medical certificates are required and against company sick pay entitlements
Make salary adjustments for employees exceeding entitlements
Monitor holiday entitlements mid-year and at the end of the holiday year for potential deductions. Assist with Self-Service queries and buy and sell offers

Profile

Previous experience preferably in a similar payroll environment and with proven supervisory level skills
A background working in a SSC environment will be desirable
Have experience of creating and submitting BACS payment files, be able to complete manual calculations and make emergency payments
Have excellent communication skills, both on the telephone, via e-mail and letter
Be organised, flexible, adaptable and somebody who can work well under pressure and to tight deadlines