Payroll Advisor

Company description:

Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Mller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocers Top 100 list of Britains Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

Job description:

Mller is ranked within the top 20 list in The Grocers Top 100 of Britains Biggest Brands and picked from shelves millions of times each year. Mller Milk & Ingredients aims to be Britains private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Mller pride ourselves on offering support to help develop your knowledge and skills. In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer our employees numerous benefits as part of your employment, including:
Competitive Salary / Bonus scheme / Health Care Cash Plan Package or Life Assurance / Contributory pension plan / Life Assurance / Employee Assistance Programme / Generous annual leave increasing with service / Flexible benefits programme / In addition, our employees have access to a Rewards Benefits Programme providing an exclusive range of discounts across 800 retailers, utilities, holidays and cinema tickets.

We are currently recruiting for a Payroll Advisor to join our Shared Service Centre team in Telford. We are looking for an individual to provide an efficient, confidential and accurate payroll service; you will manage your own workload in line with internal SLAs and KPIs to ensure the delivery of timely & consistent, high quality transactional payroll activity.

In the role of Payroll Advisor, the key responsibilities include:
Support Payroll Admin team with payroll changes as required.
Perform payroll quality checks and reconciliations.
Compile reconciliations for the payment of third party, pension and HMRC deductions.
Load agreed payments to the Company's Banking systems as required, ready for Team Lead/Manager submission.
Ensure compliance with complex and diverse corporate and statutory requirements through effective liaison with HR partners, line managers and external authorities - Generate the accurate and timely submission of Year-End P35/14, P60 and P11D documents.
Generate accurate posting reports for General Ledger colleagues within agreed timescales - Act as key user of the company's Time & Attendance systems providing support to other system users and generating accurate outputs for payroll processing.
Complete and distribute appropriate ad hoc Hire to Retire Payroll reports.
Ensure governance & compliance of HR data through the use of document management systems & tools.
Ensure that the Payroll system is maintained and updated in a timely manner when processing transactional information.
Ensure a clear audit trail through the completion of clear and concise notes on the HR case management system.
Manage, administer and answer general employee enquiries providing guidance where required on Payroll processes and policies whilst managing expectations using the most appropriate method of communication.
Escalate any complex queries or requests to Hire to Retire Payroll Team Lead to ensure internal SLAs are met.
Through administrative support and employee guidance, support Payroll and the wider HR team with key projects and activities (e.g. annual PDP process/flexible benefits/auto-enrolment).
Support Hire to Retire Payroll process by training and supporting colleagues.
Promote continuous improvement by challenging the status quo, seeking and recommending improved ways of working.
Be aware of how the Hire to retire activity impacts the overall business objectives.
Seek out solutions to unique requests/issues, sharing knowledge and findings with the wider Hire to Retire team.
Work collaboratively with the wider Hire to Retire work streams ensuring a seamless service to all employees.

Payroll Advisor - Key skills & experience:

CIPP qualification or a minimum of 2 years hands-on experience in a similar role.

Strong operational knowledge of current UK payroll legislation.

Excellent demonstratable customer service experience is essential.

Experience of working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment is beneficial.

High level of attention to detail & accuracy.

Advanced knowledge of MS Office including Excel, Power Point & Word.

Ability to work to strict time constraints, dealing with fluctuating workloads.

Ability to understand complex, diverse and ever-changing Terms & Conditions.

Team player, demonstrating flexibility within a busy payroll department.

Able to demonstrate consistent and effective ways of working across a multi site operation.

Able to work with complex systems and processes.

Able to manage a wide variety of activity within differing timescales.

The process:

If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk

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