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Payroll amp Benefits Manager

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London, LONDON, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Posted on
Nov 09, 2022

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Payroll & Benefits Manager

Reporting of the role


This role reports to Head of People Operations


Overview of job

We are looking for a Payroll and Benefits Manager to take the lead in the delivery and management of our monthly payroll submission and annual benefits window. You will be in charge of a small team consisting of a Payroll Partner and a Payroll and Benefits Administrator responsible for the accurate and timely submission of a payroll covering 2,000 employees and the engagement of this population in our benefits proposition.

As part of the responsibilities within this role you will also be responsible for 5 pension schemes and run our annual Pension Governance process. At Global, we believe that we work better together so the ability to work with partners across our Tax and Finance teams, as well as a range of outsourced providers will be key.

3 best things about the job

  • The level of autonomy provided – you will be provided with the freedom to develop a strategy of how we create efficiencies in the delivery of our payroll as well as how we improve the level of engagement of our people with our benefit proposition

  • The opportunity to be client facing i.e., this individual will be the ‘go to person’ and hopefully the change agent regarding all things payroll and benefits for Global. Frequently working with senior partners across the business e.g., our CPO, People Directors as well as working closely with BP’s, Managers, and our brokers etc.

  • The chance to create a difference – this role plays a key part in the development of our culture. Through the effective management, communication, and ‘modernisation’ of our overall benefit proposition, we can ensure that we retain our people as well as attract the best talent!

Measures of success – 

In the first few months, you would have:

  • Built strong working relationships with your direct reports

  • Built positive relationships with the key partners within the business and our external suppliers

  • Working with the Payroll Partner, planned and ensured the accurate and timely processing of the monthly payroll

  • Established yourself as the point of reference and support across the P&C team when it comes to Payroll & Benefits

  • Define the method with which we can manage and ensure a high level of service from our brokers, pension providers and suppliers i.e. how we manage these relationships and track their performance against expectations

  • Analysed our current payroll processes and the benefits proposition and presented a roadmap which clearly outlines how we will meet our regulatory requirements, complete cyclical activity alongside our current projects

Responsibilities of the role

  • Management of a small team and ensuring that they deliver against set KPI’s

  • Management of a regular month to month payroll

  • Management of our pension schemes and the annual review i.e. our Pension Governance

  • Assist the Tax & Workday team in the pay-rolling of employee benefits

  • Assist internal and external auditors with data requests and queries

  • Act as the point of escalation for any Payroll and Benefit queries sent via Service Now

  • Responsible for annual benefit renewal negotiations with providers, ensuring the business retains the best possible rates for employees and saves cost wherever possible

  • Management of the annual benefit window and tasked with increasing engagement where possible

  • When required to - analyse our Benefits & Compensations schemes, demographical trends and translate this into creative PowerPoint's and dashboards

  • Ensure benefits and pensions compliance and audit requirements are met

  • Working with our Head of D&I, provide the relevant data for our Gender Pay Gap and Ethnicity Pay Gap reports

  • Maintain the relationship with our benefits broker AJG (Gallagher) across our benefits and pensions, tracking their performance, acting as an escalation point for concerns

  • Identify methods that ensure that we are using data to shape our decisions and if there are gaps - how we can capture this information moving forwards e.g., engagement stats regarding benefit take-up, pension opt-out rates, pension amalgamation rates etc.

  • Work with the Finance and Ops team to deliver the annual salary review

  • Work with the Finance team to carry out annual benchmarking

What you will need


The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:

  • 3 – 5 Years of experience in a similar role

  • 3 – 5 years of experience working with a coordinated HR/Payroll information system (Workday is preferable)

  • Ability to influence the decision-making process and outcomes through detailed analysis and practical recommendations

  • Comfortable working with minimal oversight, in a fast-paced environment with multiple and often changing priorities.

  • Someone who is proactive, who enjoys being visible and delivering tangible results

  • Strong Microsoft excel skills as well as other Office products, including PowerPoint

  • Strong presentation skills – able to clearly communicate complex analysis and tell the story

  • Experience in successfully running the payroll process from start to finish

  • Ability to produce, analyse and summarise pay related data for reporting

  • Knowledge of the management of company pension schemes

  • Experience in managing the negotiations that form part of an annual benefit window

  • Ability to work constructively and effectively with external suppliers

Everyone is welcome at Global  

Just like our media and entertainment platforms are for everyone, so are our workplaces. We know that we can’t possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people and that’s why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We believe that different will set us apart, so no matter what you look like, where you come from or what your favourite radio station is, we want to hear from you.  

Although we cannot make guarantees, we welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Global 

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