Payroll Officer

Salary: £28,593 per annum

Hours: Part time - 30 hours / 4 days a week

Reports to: HR Operations Manager

Location: Harlow, Essex. Easily commutable from London Liverpool Street or Tottenham Hale Station. We offer a free minibus service to/from Harlow Town Train Station as well as free parking and EV charging on site.

Extra Information: Open to conversation on hybrid, flexible and compressed working arrangements.

About the role:

We are seeking a Payroll Officer to join us and act as the payroll lead for Motability Foundation in respect of the application and compliance of payroll and benefits related activities; ensuring the reward systems are managed and controlled effectively, providing advice and guidance to all employees on pay and reward issues.

What you will be doing:

• Pay and Reward: Collate and submit monthly payroll information and liaise with the payroll supplier to ensure correct and timely payments are made.
• Produce information for internal and external audits.
• Provide management information (metrics) monthly, quarterly and annually.
• Support the HR Operations Manager with Gender Pay Gap reporting and activities.
• Support the administration of all company benefits.
• Support the HR Operations Manager with the annual pay review cycle.
• Administration Management: Support the HR Operations team in ensuring all employee life cycle administration tasks are delivered within agreed SLAs.
• Benefits: Manage the relationships with external suppliers and partners in respect of pay and reward.
• Support the HR Operations Manager in reviewing benefits at Motability Foundation to enhance this provision.

Your experience:

Must haves:

• Experience in outsourcing payroll for a company of 150+ employees for a minimum of two years.
• Up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and HMRC changes impacting pay and reward.
• A proven track record for gaining and maintaining sound knowledge of company HR policies and procedures.
• High attention to detail with in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and experience of using HR databases.
• Ability to analyse problems and develop practical solutions.
• Knowledge of payroll systems and procedures.

Nice to haves:

• Experience within house payroll provision.
• Level 3+ CIPP qualification.

Benefits:

• 26 days annual leave, plus the option to buy/sell up to five days.
• One wellbeing day for extra flexibility.
• Pension scheme - Up to 20%, including a 10% non-contributory contribution and matched contributions up to 5%.
• Life Assurance of four times your salary.
• Private healthcare through BUPA for you and your family, along with a Medicash Health Plan.
• Employee assistance programme: GP appointments, eye tests, flu vaccinations, sick pay and free gym and yoga sessions.
• Enhanced Parental Leave, including Adoption Pay.
• Free parking, EV charge points and a minibus service to/from the town centre and train station.
• Fresh fruit, breakfast snacks, and a Dress for Your Day dress code.
• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow.

EEO Statement

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, and we aim to be an employer of choice for candidates with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential. We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to perform their best when interviewing and when working with us, so if you require any reasonable adjustments that would make you more comfortable, please let us know so that we can do our best to support you. To help us create an inclusive workplace we are committed to offering to interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Some of our roles attract a high volume of applications and in some circumstances, we may need to limit the number of interviews offered to disabled and non-disabled candidates.