Pension Payroll Administrator - Isio : Job Details

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Pension Payroll Administrator

Position Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful employee benefits consultancy. The role would be ideal for an experienced candidate looking to contribute their ideas and experience to a rapidly expanding business. With responsibility for assisting overseeing more than 70 client pension payrolls we are looking for someone with a strong background in payroll administration, ideally within a service-based industry or role. This opportunity will require the successful candidate to support the management of the full end-to-end pension payroll process in line with company procedures. We operate in an open plan office environment.

This vacancy can be based in either our Belfast or Birmingham city centre offices with a hybrid workstyle.

Role and Responsibilities

• Assisting with the processing of client payrolls in line with cut-off schedules, ensuring accuracy e.g. PAYE and other deductions
• Production of payslips
• Data reconciliations and payroll authorisation
• Processing of payments to beneficiaries
• Assisting with payroll queries and helping with resolving issues as they arise
• RTI reporting
• Updating starters and leavers in line with our SLAs
• Assisting in the production of P45s and P60s
• Assisting and supporting with installing, testing and setting up new clients following new client wins
• Assisting with completing the year-end payroll processes for clients
• Assisting with developing and implementing new procedures and controls
• Assisting with technical support to the member services team on payroll-related issues
• Other payroll updates e.g. address and bank detail changes
• Comply with relevant legislation, e.g. HMRC, GDPR
• Helping with other related areas, as required

Key Skills & Experience

• GCSE (or equivalent) English and mathematics (A-C)
• Strong MS Office skills
• Strong numeracy skills
• Good literacy skills including the ability to adhere to and uphold plain English writing principles
• Excellent communication skills
• A strong team player
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to prioritise workload, especially at busy times, e.g. during year end procedures
• Previous experience in pension payroll or similar strong numerical, analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to prioritise workload, especially at busy times

Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose

• Power in Partnership: We work in partnership with our clients & each other - building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.
• Future Focus: We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients & society.
• Strength in Difference: We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger.
• People First: We recognise that pensions is a people business. People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.

What we offer you

Isio is a people business, and we’re committed to helping our great colleagues gain a wide variety of experience, significant development opportunities and progression through the business. The variety of work that’ll be available to you will enable you to do this.

On top, we also offer:

• A competitive remuneration package, including a bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Income protection benefits.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) as standard with the option to purchase additional days of holiday. As well as two additional 'Company’ days - a celebration day for your birthday and an extra day over Christmas.
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) allowance
• Flexible working opportunities.
• A flexible benefits package.
• Internal development programmes including (technical and non-technical) training support and mentor programmes.
• We offer market leading study support to pursue professional qualifications via the Pensions Management Institute with salary increases awarded for exam passes.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion - bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.

Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.