Payroll Manager

at  Holdsworth Foods

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Holdsworth Foods supply a wide range of ambient, chilled and frozen foods to a wide range of catering and hospitality outlets. With over 50 years experience in the industry we are one of the most respected independent food service distributors in the UK and we pride ourselves on the level of service we offer to our loyal customers.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This role is to prepare wages and salaries for around 450 employees based across 10 sites. It will include weekly and monthly payrolls, ensuring compliance to payroll legislation and ensuring all payroll costs are accurately accounted for.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To accurately prepare wages/salaries for payment to set deadlines, calculate payments due to ensure that the Company’s obligations to employees are met.
• To manage the ongoing development of Payroll related IT systems e.g. UKG, Sage to drive efficiencies.
• Manage and develop a high performing payroll team assigning, overseeing, and reviewing workload.
• Keep up to date and ensure compliance to Payroll legislation.
• Ensure all obligations in relation to statutory payments are made e.g. SMP, SPP etc.
• To ensure all payroll queries are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Maintain records of staff attendance to facilitate correct payments to employees.
• Use of Sage 50 to run weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Process payments to employees, HM Revenue & Customs and others by BACS transfer.
• Prepare payroll journals and other analysis spreadsheets as required.
• Deal with employee payment queries and communicate any disputes of employee payments to the relevant head of department to be resolved.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Manage the Company Auto Enrolment pension scheme.
• Support with the implementation of computer systems which require payroll input.
• Ensure employee records are kept up to date with 3rd parties e.g. BUPA.
• Line manage the payroll team.
  This is a description of your duties and responsibilities at the present time, however this is not an exhaustive list and other duties may be required in line with the current and future needs of the business.