Payroll Specialist - Stark Building Materials UK : Job Details

Are you based in the COVENTRY area?

Do you have previous end to end Payroll experience?

Do you have high volume Payroll experience?

Stark Building Materials UK; is a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Payroll Specialist who's as passionate about great service as we are.

Hours of Work

37.5 hours per week

Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm or 830am to 530pm

(Hybrid working 3 days in office, 2 from home - flexibility required around Payroll deadlines)

Location

Stark Building Materials UK, Merchant House, Binley Business Park, Coventry, CV3 2TT

Key Responsibilities

• Managing payroll for around 1700 monthly paid employees across the STARK UK Companies
• Pay employees on time and accurately on the specified date, in line with contractual terms and payment frequencies
• The provision of payroll support and advice to STARK colleagues
• Apply and validate company and Statutory payments of sickness, maternity and paternity
• Apply and validate Court Orders across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland legislation
• Apply and validate incoming P6, P45 and New Starter Checklist (NSC) documents
• Attend weekly team meetings and huddles to maintain an acceptable standard of service delivery
• Ensure processes and procedures are adhered to, and maintained, in line with the business controls, internal and external audit procedures
• Validate any exception and/or error reports for reasonableness
• Ensure good customer links are forged and maintained, by ownership of an allocated section of the payroll
• Keep up to date with changes in legislation and best practice to ensure a professional service is always provided
• Contribute to the production of timely and accurate year end data to H.M. Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
• Ongoing acquisition support when required for newly acquired businesses
• Filing of processed paperwork, as and when required
• Carry out all other administrative duties connected with payroll processing
• Other duties as and when required

What's in it for you?

• Competitive Basic Salary
• Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) - with Legal & General
• Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
• WorkPerks - A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
• Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
• Employee Discount
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
• New Reward and Recognition programme - launching soon!

Required Skills and Experience

• Previous high volume end to end Payroll experience is preferred
• Ability to complete manual calculations is desirable
• Previous experience using Workday would be advantageous
• Knowledge of manual and computerised payrolls, to include all pay methods and frequencies
• The ability to work to strict and tight deadlines
• Prior knowledge of payroll and HR systems, both integrated and interface driven
• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems and Office products, including file relationships and data import / export techniques
• Year End and P11D reporting
• Working knowledge of UK income tax and National Insurance calculations
• Knowledge of Statutory Payments (SSP/SMP/SPP/SAP)
• Basic pensions knowledge
• Knowledge of Court Orders and Student/Postgraduate Loans
• Experience of company acquisitions and TUPE transfers an advantage
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working on large volume payrolls
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Demonstrate high levels of confidentiality, honesty and integrity

About us

STARK Building Materials UK is dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!