The Recruitment Co are currently working with the NIHE in recruiting for a Payroll Manager.

Main Purpose

To support Shared Service Manager Payments and Payroll and Payroll and Employee Benefits Manager to provide a competent, effective and timely payroll function to the business in line with NIHE Standing Orders, Policies and statutory legislation and employment law.

Key Responsibilities

• To manage the day to day activities of the Payroll Team plan, manage and organise the day to day operation, rotating duties as required and deliver professional customer service.
• To ensure post holder and Payroll staff is up to date with current legislation, ensuring required training is provided and encouraging professional development.
• To ensure records are maintained in line with GDPR, Records Retention Policy and to provide confidence that the correct authorisation of payments, accountability and probity of payroll financial transactions has taken place
• To ensure that all payments and the payroll deductions are correctly authorised and processed in an accurate and timely manner, all employee’s benefits are correctly taxed in line with HMRC regulations and that all over payments are identified and recovery action taken in a timely manner.

General

• To provide a high level of internal and external customer service including taking ownership of customer queries and complaints and following issues through to completion, while ensuring timely escalation to the Payroll and Employee Benefits Manager, when required.
• To ensure continued and effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• To ensure the range of services and activities undertaken by the Payroll Team are developed to incorporate best practice and legislation.
• To undertake the duties in such a way as to enhance and protect the reputation and public profile of NIHE.

Essential Experience

a) Possess a CIPP Payroll Technician Certificate or equivalent relevant (Level 3 or higher*) qualification and have at least three years’ experience working within in a Payroll environment.

Or
b) Can demonstrate a minimum of five years’ working within a Payroll
environment.

2. Demonstrate experience of:
(a) Managing / assisting to manage a payroll for an organisation of more than
100 staff using payroll software systems;
(b) Team Management / Supervision

3. Can demonstrate (to be assessed at interview):

Strong understanding of HMRC regulations and requirements
Excellent planning and organisational skills
Ability to work accurately under pressure of multiple deadlines
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
Strong team working ethos
Excellent attention to detail
Experience of using MS applications including MS Excel, MS Word and MS Office
Robust understanding of payroll legislative requirements

To speak about the above role in more detail please reach out on the below.