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Payroll & Benefits Manager

Employer
TES Global
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Oct 15, 2020

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Job Role
Payroll
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Payroll & Benefits Manager

London, Holborn

Full time, permanent

£45,000 - £65,000

Who are tes?

Tes Global is a global digital education company that has been supporting educators for over 100 years. We power schools and enable great teaching worldwide, by creating intelligent online products and services to make the greatest difference in education.

With more than 13.7m education professionals and enthusiasts in our online community using over 900k classroom resources and working relationships with 25,000 schools in over 100 countries, we have the scale to make a difference. Our innovative products and services are delivered through a range of partners across the globe. We help schools find the teachers they need; we bring new teachers into the profession through initial teacher training; we provide teachers with continuous professional development and help educators with safeguarding training and compliance. We provide innovative tools to help teachers succeed in the classroom as well as bring educators together online, so they can share expertise and provide them with vital news and information about education.

We are leaders in using digital technology to make life easier for schools and teachers. The services offered through (url removed) play a critical role in helping teachers and school leaders deal with the challenges of providing high quality education to millions of children across the globe.

Role overview:

Looking after our employees is key and making sure they get paid and rewarded correctly is a big part of this. In this varied and broad role you will be responsible for the monthly payroll for the UK & our International teams and the associated pension & benefits schemes. You will manage the relationship with the international outsourced payroll providers and validate and sign off the monthly payroll for all entities. You will be responsible for maintaining all employee benefits and undertaking the annual benefits renewal cycle and co-ordinate the annual P11D reporting to the HMRC Working closely with both the Tes Finance Team and the external Pension and Benefit Providers.

You will be a subject matter expert for Payroll providing expertise to the wider HR team on payroll and benefit related topics and initiatives and ensure compliance with the requirements of both the HMRC and the Pensions Regulator. Managing 3 UK PAYE and 3 International payrolls across an International workforce, this role will be the key strategy maker for the in-house payroll operation.

The role holder will need to have a strong technical understanding of all things relating to payroll processing and management. With strong stakeholder management skills and experience and have experience working with benefits. Not essential, but it would be highly desirable if you had CIPP membership. In addition to payroll experience, you must hold great interpersonal skills, guiding key decision makers on future proofing the payroll function. And finally, experience of being part of a HRIS implementation project team would be desirable.

Key role

responsibilities:


End to end payroll processing. Payroll gatekeeper, responsible for checking the monthly payroll and preparing validation reports in accordance with global payroll guidelines
Manage HMRC communications including RTI, dealing with queries and enquiries relating to payroll including P11D, P60 and end of year processing for both UK & International payrolls
Handle the day to day administration and reporting of both the company funded benefits and all voluntary benefits. Overseeing the flow of information and assisting in the renewal cycle. Engaging with the benefits broker on risk-benefit claims and co-ordinating onsite benefit roadshows for newly acquired businesses.
Be the point of escalation for benefit queries and supporting the HR Admin Team with day to day benefit queries and ongoing training
Assist with the administration of the company pension and benefits schemes
Provide necessary regular and ad-hoc reports to meet business needs
Assist with the recovery of overpayments to colleagues and leavers in accordance with the company process
Liaising with other internal and external departments including working closely with our HR Operations team
Continuous process improvement and streamlining.
Provide project support and guidance around implementation of a new HRIS.Education and experience requirements:

In-depth understanding of UK and International payroll practices
Knowledge of 'normal' Company benefits, including life assurance policies, income protection insurance, medical - with their associated data requirements
Computer literate - Outlook, Office
Excellent command of English, written and spoken
Attention to detail, quality of execution, accuracy is critical to be successful in the role which involves a lot of exchange of information
Discretion, tact, sensitivity, recognises need for confidentiality.
Proactive problem solver, resourceful, demonstrates initiative, has a can-do attitude, and works well independently.
Excellent communication skills and confidence in dealing with all levels of employees and building effective professional relationships across all departments and with external providers
Prior experience in HR operations with knowledge of employment legislation and best practices
Knowledge of payroll processes, PAYE and Pension Auto Enrolment regulations essentialWhat do you get in return?

25 days annual leave rising to 30
5% pension after probation
State of the art city centre offices
Access to a range of benefits via My Benefits World
Discounted city centre parking
Free fruit delivered to the office weekly
Free breakfast cereals
Free soft and hot drinks
Free eye care cover
Free Westfield Health cover
Life Assurance
Cycle to Work Scheme
Referral Scheme
Season Ticket Loan
EAP (Employee assistance programme)
Paid for monthly nights out
Access to an extensive Learning and Development menuWe are proud of our people centric culture where everyone is driven to achieve the same goal, to support and connect teachers and schools worldwide, helping them to improve children's lives through education.

Tes Global welcomes applications from all and will provide reasonable support throughout the recruitment process to applicants who have a disability. We invite applicants to contact us directly to identify any additional support that they might require to enable them to make an application

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