No.2 Payroll & Benefits Leader | Hybrid, Growth Potential

Payroll & Benefits Assistant Manager Page Personnel
• Birmingham, England

• Step into a true No.2 payroll position
• Strong progression potential

Our client is a large and well-established organisation with a complex operational workforce, offering a fast-paced environment where payroll plays a key role in supporting the wider business. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team undergoing positive change, with exposure to systems improvements, process enhancements and future transformation projects

Key responsibilities include:

• Processing end-to-end monthly payroll
• Managing starters, leavers and employee changes
• Administering overtime, shift payments and statutory payments
• Managing salary sacrifice arrangements and pension administration
• Completing payroll reconciliations and validation checks
• Investigating and resolving employee and manager payroll queries
• Producing payroll reports and management information
• Supporting year-end processes including P60s and statutory reporting
• Liaising with HMRC, pension providers and third-party suppliers
• Assisting with payroll system improvements, testing and future projects
• Deputising for the Senior Payroll Manager when required

We're looking for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and can provide both technical expertise and excellent stakeholder support.

You'll have:

• Significant experience delivering end-to-end payroll independently
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, NI and statutory payments
• Experience administering pensions and auto-enrolment
• Excellent payroll reconciliation and audit skills
• Experience dealing with complex payroll queries
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• The confidence to challenge, influence and work with stakeholders across the business
• CIPP qualification (or studying towards) desirable
• Payroll systems implementation or testing experience desirable
• Experience working with shift-based or operational work forces desirable

• Competitive salary ranging from £40,500 to £45,000 per annum + up to 10% bonus
• Private medical care and an employee assistance programme (EAP).
• Access to a share scheme and car lease scheme.
• 30% discount and free parking, including for holidays.
• Flexible working arrangement with an onsite 5-day training schedule and a 3/2 hybrid split thereafter.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled payroll professional to advance their career in a thriving Birmingham-based organisation.

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