Technical Lead - Speke, United Kingdom - Reed NHS

Reed NHS

Verified Company

Speke, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Reed Talent Solutions are currently working with a Liverpool based Housing Association to recruit a Technical Lead on a permanent basis. The organisation are looking for someone with a proven track record of delivering payroll, pension andbenefit services in a large, complex organisation.

Role Information

35 hours per week, Mon-Fri 95
Salary: £35,532
Flexible hybrid working

Key Responsibilities

Manage day to day & cyclical payroll activity of the payroll analysts, including the payroll helpdesk responding flexibly to any necessary changes in work priorities and undertake other duties when required to support the effective operation of the service.
Validate the monthly analysis and reconciliation of pay, benefits, and control accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness in line with required standards and timescales.
Validate out pension activities for contractual and autoenrolment services across the Group pensions schemes, maintaining accuracy and compliance with regulations at all times.
Perform accurate data calculations and analysis of payrolls for the Group and its subsidiaries, including statutory and occupational payments, deductions and reconciliation of movements and validation of variances (gross & net).
Complete and validate regulatory returns and reporting including processing monthly and annual payments and benefits within timescales and quality standards e.g. P11d, P60s, PSA FPS, Pensions returns P45s.
Manage accounting activities, working closely with finance, to ensure costings, GLI accounts and under & over payments balance reducing any risk to reporting and levy's to the organisation.
Provide payroll technical advice and expertise to colleagues across the Group, dealing with complaints and complex queries through to effective resolution, suggesting and implementing continuous improvement activity to prevent any reoccurrences of omissionsand processing.
Work closely with third party suppliers ensuring end to end processes, including governance and controls, are delivering a seamless and compliant service to colleagues. Analysis and production of periodic and adhoc management information, communicatingand presenting findings, often complex and statistical in nature in a simple and user

- friendly way.

Lead or contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and change projects to enhance service performance and customer satisfaction, ensuring your deliverables meet service delivery plans.
Maintain all payroll collateral, including procedure and toolkits, ensuring relevance and alignment to the overall People Strategy, compliance frameworks and business needs.
Accurately record all calls and queries to enable ongoing management, reporting and tracking of queries, including the scanning of documents to employee records.
Monitor and maintain the integrity and quality of data input, call recording, case management and storage of documents, resolving and communicating any data quality improvements to achieve compliance standards.

Plan and prioritise work, check own work and that of others as required for completeness and accuracy.

Provide accurate and timely payroll data to key stakeholders as required for review at regular performance meetings and to input into decision making as required.
Maintain industry knowledge, keeping abreast of payroll developments and opportunities including pay & benefits tax changes, to contribute to the planning process and future decision making.
Manage internal and external stakeholders effectively, building constructive working relationships to effectively deliver the Group's People Strategy.
Ensure that all information security requirements, including data protection, are met in accordance with the Group's policy, procedures, and statutory requirements. Ensure that health and safety requirements are met in accordance with the Group's policy,procedures, and statutory requirements

Essential Criteria

CIPP or AAT qualified or equivalent of Level 4/5 CIPPs Degree, or willing to work towards.
Proven track record of delivering payroll, pensions, and benefit services within a large, complex organisation
Excellent attention to detail with the ability to work under pressure delivering to strict deadlines and manage conflicting priorities.
Results driven with strong analytical skills, including the ability to critically analyse complex information, and experience of providing meaningful management information and insights.
Comprehensive up to date knowledge of HR Policy, payroll and benefits legislation, regulations, and standards