Payroll & Benefits Co-ordinator

As the UK's largest specialist tile retailer, we pride ourselves on offering top-quality, on-trend products. In fact, £1 out of every £3 spent in the UK domestic tile market is spent with us. With 300 stores and record sales of £223 million, we are also committed to providing outstanding service and great value, thanks to our brilliant, friendly, and knowledgeable team.

We are seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits coordinator to join our HR team, reporting to the Payroll Manager. Working closely with the Payroll Manager and Payroll Coordinator's, to ensure the accurate processing of all day to day payroll activities for the group. Ensure colleagues are paid accurately and that the payroll requirements are met monthly.  You will also play a key part in progressing the payroll system (ResourceLink) and adapting processes to ensure efficiencies.

This key role will also take on the benefits administration, therefore leading to a broader variety and working closely with the HR Services Manager to reduce costs and review usage.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the accurate processing of payroll monthly, by completing an end to end payroll process
• Processing of starters and leavers, including issuing of p45’s
• Checking of employee details on payroll system including NI numbers, contract types and job titles
• Managing the AOE process and checking for any new orders
• Support with the running of year end procedures including P46’s and P11d’s
• Provide information to external bodies such as Office of national Statistics, HMRC, DWP and Audit as required
• Run reports from the payroll system to find errors or investigate payroll anomalies.
• To ensure that all payroll related queries from colleagues, HMRC, CSA, Student Loans etc.are responded to in a timely manner
• Chasing and questioning of monthly rotas for Retail and Warehouse
• Benefits administration such as Cycle2Work, PMI, Company cars and Cash Plans
• Support with projects around benefits and payroll on an adhoc basis
• Support with Pension administration
• You will work closely with the rest of the Payroll team and wider HR team, but will not have any direct reports
• To maintain the required level of professional and technical payroll knowledge
• Working with 3rd party companies such as benefit brokers and the Payroll software provider.
• Provide payroll support through the HALO ticketing system to colleagues
• You will work closely with the rest of the Payroll team and wider HR team, but will not have any direct reports
• To maintain the required level of professional and technical payroll knowledge
• Working with 3rd party companies such as benefit brokers and the Payroll software provider.
• Provide payroll support through the HALO ticketing system to colleagues

Requirements

• Strong commercial, numerical and analytical skills with the ability to interpret and manage information and data
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of on-going legislative changes which affect payroll 
• Knowledge of PAYE
• Experience of working with in house hosted payroll systems
• Excellent planning, organisation, time keeping and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Word skills to an advanced standard
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with minimum supervision
• Discretion
• Experience working with HR & Payroll systems to process employee data and payroll

Desirable

• Payroll experience gained in a multi-site retail, hospitality or manufacturing business would be highly desirable
• Previous ResourceLink or Workday experience
• CIPP or relevant Payroll qualification