Payroll & Reconciliation Advisor

Liverpool

Job Title:  Payroll & Reconciliation Advisor Contract Type:  Permanent Salary:  £27,734.05 (£30,547.18 is achieved after 12 months successful performance in the role) Working Hours:  35 Hours Per Week Working Pattern:  Monday to Friday  Location:  Liverpool, Speke - Hybrid If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description. The difference you will make as a Payroll & Reconciliation Advisor You will provide a customer focussed Pay and Benefits reconciliation service to the Group ensuring adherence to all regulatory and statutory requirements. Conduct a range of technical and analytical activities in line with the Pay and Benefits frameworks, including quality and accuracy, advising and reporting on legislation and maintaining compliance at all times. About you We are looking for someone with: Proven track record of delivering payroll, pensions and benefit services within a large, complex organisation.

Excellent attention to detail with the ability to work under pressure delivering to strict deadlines and manage conflicting priorities

Why Riverside? At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives. We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.Working with us, you’ll enjoy: Competitive pay & generous pension

28 days holidays plus bank holidays

Flexible working options available

Investment in your learning, personal development and technology

A wide range of benefits

Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside: We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.  Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Role Profile Deliver monthly analysis and reconciliation of pay, benefits and control accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness in line with required standards and timescales.

Provide specialist technical expertise throughout the payroll & benefits lifecycle, liaising with third parties (HMRC & Regulators) regarding submissions, payments, deductions, tax treatment and statutory changes.

Carry out pension activities for contractual and auto-enrolment services across the Group pensions schemes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations at all times.

Perform accurate data calculations and analysis of payrolls for the Group and its subsidiaries, including statutory and occupational payments, deductions and reconciliation of movements and validation of variances (gross & net).

Perform and complete regulatory returns and reporting including processing monthly and annual payments and benefits within timescales and quality standards e.g. P11d, P60s, PSA, FPS, Pensions returns P45s.

Co-ordinate and manage accounting activities, working closely with finance, to ensure costings, GLI accounts and under & over payments balance reducing any risk to reporting and levy’s to the organisation.

Provide payroll advice and expertise to colleagues across the Group, dealing with complaints and complex queries through to effective resolution, suggesting and implementing continuous improvement activity to prevent any reoccurrences of omissions and processing.

Work closely with third party suppliers ensuring end to end processes, including governance and controls, are delivering a seamless and compliant service to colleagues.

Analysis and production of periodic and ad-hoc management information, communicating and presenting findings, often complex and statistical in nature in a simple and user friendly way.

Support payroll systems project management activities and regular systems upgrades, providing comprehensive testing where appropriate.

Lead or contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and change projects to enhance service performance and customer satisfaction, ensuring your deliverables meet service delivery plans.

Increase self service capability through the provision of regular coaching and guidance of policies, processes and systems.

Maintain all payroll collateral, including procedure and toolkits, ensuring relevance and alignment to the overall People Strategy, compliance frameworks and business needs.

Accurately record all calls and queries to enable on-going management, reporting and tracking of queries, including the scanning of documents to employee records.Monitor and maintain the integrity and qual...