Payroll Manager

Payroll Manager - Permanent Contract

£40,000 per annum, 37.50 hrs per week

Knightsbridge, London

About KYN

KYN is a highly capitalised portfolio company of Melford Capital, a private equity/ value investing hedge fund in the property sector, with a portfolio consisting of property (retail parks, warehouses, WeWork style offices) and property rich (hotels, student accommodation and care homes) investments.

We are a brand-new care home company focused on offering an elevated approach to care: Individualised journeys built around the needs and interests of our residents in beautiful surroundings with life-enriching practices.

We are looking for Payroll Manager who will be responsible for the payroll cycle for all of our Homes and Head Office. This role will be part of the Finance team and will work very closely with the People & Culture team however predominantly a stand-alone role, and will need to be the payroll subject matter expert and will provide front line support.

About the opportunity:

As Payroll Manager you will be responsible for:

• Accurately managing the in-house monthly payroll for all employees and bank staff, including payments of overtime, bonuses, processing staff deductions, calculating statutory payments, adding new starters, terminating leavers, making salary adjustments, and generating P45s, P60s and P11Ds as required.
• Ensuring the effective and timely administration of all company benefits e.g. Pension contributions, Private Medical Insurance.
• Liaising with the People & Culture team and Home Administrators for information on any payroll changes.
• Being the first point of contact for all employee and bank staff queries. Ensuring all queries and discrepancies are analysed, investigated, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Pro-actively track and identify trends for monthly Payroll management reporting. Identify and escalate any risks or issues and implement steps to mitigate these.
• Responsible for project managing and leading the delivery of annual Payroll events e.g., salary reviews.
• Performing the payroll year end tasks and P11d's for employees and checking submission to HMRC.
• Pro-actively keep up to date with any legislative changes that may impact Payroll and Reward & Benefits. Identify risks, and make changes as required.
• Full ownership of the payroll system processes to ensure they are efficient, streamlined, automated and simple but ultimately that they meet the needs of our team members ensuring confidence in their pay.
• Providing and reconciling all monthly system and Excel payroll reporting, to BACS, HMRC and employees.
• Assisting the Finance Director with the payroll element of the annual R&D relief claims and grants.
• To provide the KPI data for reporting purposes
• To undertake project work and other tasks as reasonably required by the Finance Director.

About you:

• You will have strong in-house payroll experience, with a minimum 2 years in a stand-alone payroll position.
• You will have experience of a multi-site operation within care or a similar industry where shift patterns are worked.
• You will be organised with strong communication and influencing skills, an approachable manner, an eye for detail and the ability plan and prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
• You will have the ability to work under pressure, flexibly and consistently.
• You will be a friendly, compassionate, kind, and caring individual.
• You will have experience of any mainstream HRIS, payroll, holiday, and time & attendance management software.
• You will have good Excel skills, including advanced formulas and data manipulation.
• You will have sound knowledge of current payroll and pension legislation.
• CIPP or equivalent qualification is desirable.
• Experience of People First and Allocate would be advantageous

Our commitment to you:

• Competitive salary and benefit
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Bespoke company induction and on-going training programmes at all levels
• Access to the best-in-class equipment and technology
• Annual bonus (discretionary and scheme rules apply)
• Employee assistance programme and other attractive wellbeing benefits
• Discount schemes
• Company contributory pension scheme
• And much more

To find out more about KYN, our teams and values please visit

KYN is an equal opportunities employer.

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