Description:
The Advocate Group is proud to represent a globally-leading Food Manufacturing business who own a vast portfolio of household brands that are enjoyed in 150 countries worldwide. We are leading the search for a Payroll Manager to join the UK&I team on a permanent basis.
Responsibilities:
- Ensuring the outsourced payroll provider accurately maintains payroll information and data input.
- Thoroughly reviewing changes to maintain a high level of accuracy.
- Generating reports from the payroll system to validate the precision of the payroll process.
- Conducting reconciliation of the BACS process before finalising the payroll.
- Assisting in reconciling and resolving finance-related queries to address payroll discrepancies.
- Managing the reconciliation and loading of pension contributions onto pension company platforms.
- Providing necessary information to third parties as required.
- Addressing questions and requests by furnishing pertinent payroll information.
- Taking charge of writing and updating policies and procedures to uphold payroll guidelines.
- Upholding employee confidence and ensuring the security of payroll operations by maintaining strict confidentiality.
- A central aspect of this role involves data checking and comprehensive analytical analysis.
About You:
- Extensive experience of UK Payroll processing and demonstrable experience of leading and managing direct reports
- Experience working within the Manufacturing or FMCG industry
- Comfortable operating in large-scale, matrix organisations with a global presence
- Comprehensive understanding of the SAP system and strong understanding of Excel
- Meticulous attention to detail and a high level of proficiency in creating and managing spreadsheets
- Degree qualified or equivalent experience