Payroll Administrator

Role: Payroll Administrator

Salary: Excellent Salary / Package plus Great Benefits

Location: Woking (Head Office)

At Impact Food Group, we're more than a school caterer. The people are the heart of what we do. We're driven by creating a positive food culture and helping more students eat better food. Making a positive social impact is at the centre of our identity. We tirelessly learn, develop and make improvements in every way, every day.

Delivered by our distinct and industry leading brands; Innovate, Cucina and Chapter One, we cater for over 350,000 students. Find out more at [website link].

Due to continued business growth, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR & Payroll Administrator to join the team at a really exciting time of growth. We are looking for a HR & Payroll Administrator to assist the Payroll Manager with the smooth running of the Payroll Department.

While the most important task for a payroll team is ensuring that all employees are paid on time and with the correct amount, there are also other important duties which must be performed. This includes the distribution of many important forms and reports, many of which are absolutely essential for tax purposes.

You will be joining a growing team that is making a real impact on the success of Impact Food Group.

What you will be doing

1. Working within a busy payroll team.
2. Working to tight deadlines and prioritising workloads to meet payroll turnaround.
3. Working closely with the current outsourced provider (iTrent) to ensure a prompt and efficient payroll and pension service ensuring compliance with legislation and reporting requirements.
4. Checking the administration of starters, leavers, for both payroll and pensions, along with any other ad-hoc administrative tasks.
5. Submitting company Pension on a monthly basis in a timely manner, compliant with relevant legislation and delivered in accordance with strict deadlines, along with communication with Pension stakeholders.

What we are looking for

1. The ability to work well under pressure, and comfortable in a very flexible, fast-paced working environment.
2. A proactive approach and able to work under own initiative.
3. Liaising with HR, Finance and any other key stakeholders to ensure work is submitted and processed in a timely fashion, urgent items are prioritised, and any issues are highlighted and resolved as quickly as possible.
4. General administration, including reporting, P45s, and a spectrum of emails.
5. Supporting the completion and submission of all annual returns to HMRC and pension providers to the published deadlines and in the most efficient manner.
6. Assisting Finance in any monthly payroll reconciliations.
7. Strong Excel skills.
8. Preferably 1 year of payroll experience.
9. Knowledge of pension helpful but not essential.

What We'd Love to Give You

1. Competitive salary.
2. 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays.
3. Access to our extensive online Learning platform and development opportunities.
4. An employee wellbeing platform.
5. Access to a salary sacrifice electric car scheme.
6. IFG rewards for high street discounts.
7. Annual Summer Party with company awards.

Additional Details

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which we supply the cost for. We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.

Applicants will need to provide a portfolio of work to demonstrate experience. Second stage interviews will include psychometric testing and a skills-based task.