Benefits & Payroll Officer

Job description:
An established company in central Chichester is recruiting a Benefits & Payroll Officer to manage their employee benefits schemes and monthly payroll on a hybrid working basis of just 2 days a week in the office.
 
About the Role:
The role would suit an experienced Benefits & Payroll Officer who is able to work on their own initiative with experience of administering benefit schemes and ideally running payrolls.
 
Key Responsibilities of the Benefits & Payroll Officer:

• Managing the relationship with the benefits schemes providers and brokers
• Being the subject matter experts for benefits and the HR and Payroll systems, including implementation of a new system and delivering training to managers on the system.
• Providing advice and support to line managers and staff on benefits, pay and pension queries.
• Preparation and submission of payroll data for payrolls to outsourced payroll provider and liaison with Finance, HMRC and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• Preparation and submission of pensions data to outsourced pension provider including auto-enrolment.
• Payroll Year End processes, ensuring P60s and P11Ds are submitted and distributed correctly and in good time.

 
What We're Looking For:

• Knowledge of benefits and pensions including Defined Contribution (DC), Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPP) and Salary Sacrifice
• Strong excel / systems skills.
• Ideally experience of running or supporting payrolls.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management skills, able to work under own initiative.

 
What You Can Expect:

• A positive, friendly and supportive team environment.
• Hybrid working (2 days office / 3 days home) and a 37 hour working week with flexibility on start & finish times.
• 27 days holiday pa (plus bank holidays).
• Enhanced pension scheme, life assurance and a discretionary bonus.
• Private medical cover.

 
 
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
 
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