Payroll Consultant

Our client Scottish Power are currently recruiting for a Payroll Consultant to join the team on a contract basis.

It is a contract role for 6 months initially and will be based in Scottish Power HQ.

This will also be a hybrid role with 3 days a week required in the office.

Job Purpose Statement
Responsible for providing an effective, efficient and professional Payroll service throughout the full employee lifecycle via various contact channels to all employees across the ScottishPower UK Business.
The role involves manage the simulation and subsequent processing of the payroll to include validating and processing salary payments and deductions for the SP Payroll. Specific responsibilities include verification, reconciliation and input of non-statutory and statutory deductions and all HMRC legislative requirements.
All of these activities require to be carried out within appropriate control, compliance safety and legislative requirements.

Accountability Statements
Validate and process salary payments and deductions for all SP Employees meeting all statutory and business requirements and timescales.
Input P45, New starter forms and P6 changes to records in Oracle HR and Payroll system
Validate SSP, OSP, SMP and OMP and process input as required to ensure accuracy of payments to employees whilst ensuring the company meets statutory and business control requirements.
Validate and process deductions from salaries / pensions (including court orders) and where appropriate process payments to third parties. Ensure that deductions made on behalf of the employees of the company are accounted for, including payment, are made to the appropriate organisations.
Work to ensure that payroll governance and approvals are adhered to. Act as an expert in payroll process and ensure that all processes and transactions are completed in an accurate and timely manner in line with the agreed SLAs/KPIs as defined for each process/transaction and cross-checking work within the team where required.
Take responsibility for specific payroll processing on a rotational / monthly basis with the ability to run a complete payroll, ensuring all reports and reconciliations including pay, tax, NIC and deductions are completed, including reconciliation, BACS returns, 3rd party payments, HMRC/RTI Reporting are completed within the strict payroll deadlines.
Project support on Legislative updates and system patches from HMRC. Work alongside the Systems team to deliver updates to include testing and verification of relevant updates
Support the delivery of projects to improve payroll system, processes and procedures, such as Employee benefit programs (e.g Electric vehicles) .
Own and resolve queries from employees relating to payroll, to achieve consistently good standards of customer service.
Own and resolve queries from employees relating to payroll, to achieve consistently good standards of customer service.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in payroll administration or coordination role
Strong PC Skills (advanced working knowledge of Excel and working knowledge of all other aspects of Microsoft Office suite essential).
Experienced use of SAP HR System
Working knowledge of the legal aspects of payroll
Expert knowledge of PAYE calculation, documentation and returns required.
Expert Knowledge of National Insurance calculations, documentation and returns required.
An ability to analyse and report on data

Minimum Criteria (mandatory)
-Experience in Payroll
-Experienced user of Oracle Payroll module
-Strong PC Skills (advanced working knowledge of Excel and working knowledge of all other aspects of Microsoft Office suite essential).