Cedar are currently looking for two Payroll Administrators to join a hospitality company based in Watford on a permanent basis.
Reporting into: Group Payroll Manager
Salary: £25,000- £28,000 per annum
Hybrid working: 4 days in the office and 1 day from home (40 hours per week)
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure up to 2,000 employees across the business are paid accurately and on time.
- Maintain compliance with all company and regulatory requirements in relation to employee pay and benefits.
- Build strong and trusting relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure up to 2,000 employees across hotels and restaurants are paid accurately and on time.
- Maintain compliance with all company and regulatory requirements in relation to employee pay and benefits.
- Build strong and trusting relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Assist with preparation and review of the biweekly and monthly payroll cycles.
- Monitor and respond to queries within the shared Payroll mailboxes.
- Payroll related finance tasks including journals and balancing control accounts.
- Raising BACs payments where required.
- Liaise with key stakeholders across Hotels, Restaurants and Head Office to ensure Payroll information is completed accurately and in line with agreed policies and procedures.
- Payroll reconciliations including Apprenticeship Levy and Pension.
- Be the first point of contact within the Payroll Team for any queries from Hotel / Restaurant Managers and Payroll improvement of Payroll function and support wider group goals and initiatives.
Person Specification:
- Experience of UK payroll processing across multiple locations for both hourly paid and salaried staff.
- Attention to detail and desire to follow issues through to resolution.
- Excellent communicator, building powerful relationships with senior stakeholders.
- A self-starter with a strong desire for personal development.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, whilst being a real team player across Finance and HR.
- Understanding of UK Tax, NIC and Pension Auto-Enrolment.
- 2 plus years payroll experience.
- Payroll qualification preferred but not essential.
- Excellent Excel Skills (Vlookups, Pivot Tables).
If this role is of interest, please apply online ASAP.
