Pensions Manager / Payroll

Summary

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is seeking a Payroll and Pensions Manager to lead a busy department in Kent. The role involves day-to-day payroll management, strategic contact, liaison with Finance and HR, preparation of annual returns, ensuring tax and pension compliance, and process improvement. The successful candidate will need experience in payroll for up to 1000 staff members, pension scheme management, and ideally, experience with managing agents.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

• Follow the lead on the day-to-day running of the payroll department, performing as the principal strategic point of contact in the department.
• Serve as a vital link among Finance and HR, building fantastic relationships by line managers.
• Complete responsibility for the preparation of pension and PAYE annual returns.
• Assure all taxes and pension contributions are deducted following pension regulations and legislation.
• Play an essential role in the development and implementation of payroll processes and methods to ensure that the payroll department is running as efficiently as practicable.
• Supervise all staff within the department, overseeing their work.

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills

• Experience of running payroll for at most limited 1000 members of staff.
• Previous experience of pension scheme management.
• Ideally expertise of managing agents, however, applicants externally that are still encouraged to implement.
• Excellent communication skills.
• The passion and drive to build their career within a payroll and pensions requirements.