Payroll Manager

Part time, permanent working 2,5 days a week

Remote, hybrid or in office

Salary: £45,000 to £50,000 pro rata plus overtime

Working hours 9am to 5:30pm

Highly prestigious professional services company in London are recruiting a part time (2,5 days a week) Payroll Manager to join their supportive and nurturing finance team on a permanent basis. The fantastic opportunity offers fully remote working, hybrid or in office-based in London. This is a 'hands on’ role where you will be responsible for all aspects of payroll from start to finish.

Working in amazing modern offices in London with lovely social open plan facilities. Minutes’ walk from an excellent high street, close to local tubes, trains and bus routes. The high street features a variety of boutique shops, restaurants, bars and trendy cafes catering to all your lunch and after work drinks requirements. Apply today to join this amazing company!

The company has a professional, yet laid-back working culture which is described as family orientated rather than that of a buzzing media agency in the West End. They offer a fantastic working environment, amazing benefits including pension, bonuses, career progression and private medical, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan among many others.

Job Responsibilities of the Payroll Manager:

• Sole responsibility for managing and running monthly payroll efficiently and accurately using Cascade payroll software for approximately 350 employees.
• Correctly calculate bonuses.
• Send RTI (Real Time Information) to HMRC on monthly basis.
• Ensure payment of taxes to HMRC is accurate and timely.
• Deal with general employee tax and payroll queries.
• Reconcile monthly & year-end reports.
• Demonstrate the ability to make manual calculations for statutory sick pay and maternity pay.
• Produce employee & business year-end documentation (P11d, P60s).
• Process auto enrolment pension reports for the pension provider.
• Ensure contribution payments to pension providers are accurate and timely.
• Process and deduct employee contributions from private healthcare scheme and other benefits.
• Management of employee season ticket travel loans / cash advances / cycling to work scheme.
• Produce headcount and employee reports.

Preferred Skills of the Payroll Manager:

• Previous experience managing the full payroll cycle for a medium to large business.
• Cascade payroll experience ideal.
• MS Excel (formulas, SUMIF and VLOOKUPs).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organisation and time management skills.
• Ability to work on their own.

Personal Attributes:

• Flexible and adaptable to changing working requirements
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team

This job may also be known as a payroll accountant or payroll officer.