This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and experienced Payroll and Payments Supervisor to join a friendly, busy and expanding organisation.  The successful candidate will be a hands on manager and will be confident taking ownership of processes. They will also enjoy managing and developing a small team who work to tight deadlines within a fast paced environment.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Overseeing monthly payroll processing for approximately 1,000 employees consisting of both permanent and contract employees, ensuring accurate and appropriate management of salary related adjustments and queries.
• Overseeing both the purchase ledger and employee expenses, ensuring all transactions are carried out accurately and within the required deadlines.
• Processing of head office payroll.
• Responsible for providing and reviewing all payroll information sent to the processing bureau.
• Overseeing credit card reconciliation process.
• Submitting quarterly VAT returns.
• Managing and developing a team of two.
• Responsible for the timely processing of all payments to HMRC.
• Development of the finance and reporting systems.
• Ensure processes are kept up to date in accordance with business requirements.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, confident liaising at all levels.
• Analytical with the ability to investigate issues and solve problems.
• Commercially astute with business acumen and good technical knowledge of accounting processes.
• Proficient user of excel.
• Experience managing both processes and a small team.
• Committed to continual process improvements.
• Detail orientated and accurate.
• Professional.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines within a pressurised environment.

Education:

• Strong academic qualifications.
• Part qualified ACCA/CIMA or QBE.