Payroll and Benefits Advisor - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Gateley

Gateley

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Description

Job Title
Payroll and Benefits Advisor
Closing Date
24-Mar-2023
Position
Full Time
Business Entity
Gateley Legal
Department
Human Resources
Location
Birmingham - United Kingdom
Job Type
Experienced Hire
Description
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We are Gateley
Gateley was the first commercial law firm in the UK to list on the London Stock Exchange in 2015.

Since listing we have diversified and differentiated our offering creating four distinct platforms which meet the need of our clients.

We offer a range of professional services to clients within our Business Services, Corporate, People, and Property platforms. We have proudly completed several acquisitions of legal and professional services businesses which complement our Platforms - meaning our acquisition timeline is currently at 14 incredible businesses since 2015

In the last 30 years we have grown consistently and with an unbroken record of increased profit delivery year on year.

With 16 offices across the UK, Northern Ireland and Dubai - we have fast become a great place to work and develop your career.

Gateley are proud to be named 'Professional Services Firm of the Year' at the 2021 Birmingham Business Post Awards.

The Team
Our team of HR professionals work closely to support the group's business strategy.

The team prides itself on supporting and driving our employees' personal and professional wellbeing to ensure they can maximise their full potential.

Our payroll and benefits team are responsible for the smooth delivery of our employees' remuneration and benefits packages. We proudly provide a succinct payroll and benefits service to over 1,300 employees monthly.

The Role

Assist the Payroll & Benefits Manager to provide a timely and accurate payroll and benefits service to the Gateley Group, ensuring staff are paid on time and in line with contractual obligations and legislative requirements.

Overseeing the processing of the full monthly payroll cycle.
Providing support and guidance to the Payroll and Benefits Administrator.
Reconciling and presenting monthly payroll data to the Payroll & Benefits Manager for sign off.
Performing the monthly reconciliation and overseeing the general administration of the group's personal pension plan/auto enrolment duties.
Supporting the Payroll & Benefits Manager with payroll system administration and development.
Staying up to date with HMRC legislation.
Assisting with any adhoc payroll and benefits projects as required.
Any other tasks associated with the position that may arise from time to time.

Key Skills & Experience

A minimum of 3+ years' payroll experience, ideally within a professional services environment.
Experience using Midland HR iTrent would be advantageous.
CIPP qualification desirable.
Excellent IT skills, in particular Excel.
Strong numerical aptitude and a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
A clear understanding of general payroll, benefits, salary sacrifice, tax and national insurance deductions.
Experience of working under pressure to tight deadlines with the ability to remain calm.
Capability to prioritise and multitask effectively, with good time management and organisational skills.
Always demonstrate discretion and the ability to maintain absolute confidentiality at all times.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

The Benefits
***With support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around our great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus.

In our culture if the business does well, then our people do too.

The Gateley Sharesave Scheme is a key part of delivering our incentivisation strategy and is consistent with the elements of the Gateley Team Spirit.

We have therefore implemented a Sharesave Scheme which is open to all employees of Gateley so that everyone in the Gateley team has the opportunity to acquire shares through the scheme to participate in the future financial success of the business

In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career.

Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and many more benefits (grade dependent).

Finally, with Perks At Work/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needs alongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness to coding to languages to hip hop dance.

Diversity, inclusion and well being
Diversity, inclusion and well-being is an important part of Gateley's culture and values.

We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgr