Head of Payroll - London, United Kingdom - Foxtons

Foxtons

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

About The Role:

As head of the department, you will be responsible for leading a team of 2, consisting of a Senior Payroll Administrator and a Payroll Administrator, while ensuring accurate and timely processing of two monthly Payrolls (1,500+ employees at Foxtons and 100 employees at Alexander Hall).

This role will also work closely with the Finance Director advising them on all payroll related matters and regulations (e.g. national living wage regulations, pensions, salary sacrifice benefits, charitable giving, car benefits) and be responsible for transitioning the payroll function of acquired companies onto the Foxtons payroll. You will be reporting into the Finance Director with a dotted line into the HR Director.

Foxtons has recently implemented Zellis's Resourcelink payroll system and is in the process of updating procedures and training the team on the new system.

The next step will be to provide more in-depth and higher quality analysis of department payroll costs and increasing the level of partnering done with senior stakeholders across the business so they can better understand and manage their teams' costs.

In the future (1-2 years+) this role would also have the opportunity to input into the selection and implementation of a new HR system along with the HR Director and her team.

Further information on responsibilities as follows:

Managing and supervising the payroll team of 2, mentoring them and ensuring that all employees are paid accurately and on time in accordance with company and statutory regulations
Ensure high a level of accuracy and right first time
Maintain excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Take ownership of issues and queries of a complex and technical nature
Strong working knowledge of car benefits
Manage the processing of P60s, P45s and P11ds
Involvement in the launch of a salary sacrifice pension scheme
Involvement in the launch of other salary sacrifice schemes e.g. payroll giving, car scheme
Manage the processing of pension for Nest & Scottish Widow
Keep payroll procedures up to date
Guiding and developing the payroll team

Location:

Based at the Group's Head Office in Chiswick Business Park (next to Gunnersbury station)
Flexible working offered with 3 days based in the office & 2 days WFH

About You:

Skills and experience required:

Technical skills -

CIPP qualified
7+ years of payroll experience including 3+ years leading an inhouse payroll function with a similar or higher number of employees on the payroll (1,500+)
A solid understanding of payroll processes, compliance practices and systems
Demonstrated success in leading and developing team members
High level of proficiency with Excel
Demonstrated experience of advising senior management on payroll regulations and payroll matters e.g. applicable of national living wage, pensions etc
Experience of using Zellis Resourcelink desirable

Softer skills -

Able to stand back and see the big picture and comfortable to dive into the detail as required
Maturity, discretion and experience dealing with highly confidential information
Ability to make decisions and drive through solutions
Organizational and time management skills in managing multiple, diverse, and sometimes conflicting priorities
Flexible, agile, and resilient
Collaborative and a team player, engaging and able to build strong relationships across teams and enjoys working in a peoplebased business
Ability to flex style and communication to cater for all levels of the business
Able to build strong, collaborative working relationship with the inhouse HR department
Able to build and maintain strong, positive working relationships with senior management stakeholders (customers of the payroll team) across the business including talking through their team payroll costs

About The Company:

Foxtons, listed on the London Stock Exchange, is London's leading residential estate agent and provides mortgage advice through its subsidiary, Alexander Hall.

With a recognizable brand, over 1,200 employees (400 at Chiswick Park HQ), strong focus on leveraging technology and a 65 branch network covering London, Foxtons is a unique and rewarding business to join.

After refreshing the Management Team in 2022, the Foxtons Group is making strong progress on its growth strategy which is focused on acquisitions (2 made in 2023, 2 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 3 in 2020), growing market share and expanding its mortgage broking arm, Alexander Hall, driving productivity by investing in technology and people, and growing its mortgage broking arm, Alexander Hall.