Senior Payroll Officer

Fortune Brands Innovations are a US based company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, that owns and develops a dynamic portfolio of brands for homes worldwide.

Our specialist kitchen and bathroom division, Fortune Brands Water Innovations, is made up of a collection of leading luxury UK brands: Shaws of Darwen, Perrin & Rowe, and Victoria & Albert Baths, which we market under the umbrella brand, House of Rohl.

In addition, Aqualisa completes our portfolio with its market leading digital showering technology.

All of our brands are united by a belief in design, innovation and craftmanship, leading to beautiful and high-quality products.

With manufacturing sites throughout the UK, and a House of Rohl showroom at the Design Centre in London, we currently employ over 600 people who are dedicated to delivering excellent products and service throughout our supply chain. A new multi-million pound state-of-the-art facility at the i54 Business Park in Wolverhampton will be completed later this year, generating exciting new opportunities across the business as we continue to grow.

Our people are what make our business, and we truly care about creating a ‘Home for All’ where employees are empowered to make a difference, and able to bring their authentic selves to work. We are passionate about rewarding excellence and helping people to grow, both personally and professionally, during their time with us.

If you are looking for opportunities within a progressive, innovative, and nurturing organisation; and have the energy, passion, and commitment to deliver excellence, we would love to hear from you.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Payroll Officer HOR EMEAA, within our Finance Team.

In a nutshell, you will be responsible for:

Functioning of our group Payroll operations. Your overarching responsibility will be to meticulously oversee the end-to-end processing of payroll for our diverse workforce, comprising around 350 employees. This entails not only ensuring accurate and timely payment distribution but also maintaining compliance with relevant regulations and policies governing payroll procedures. Your role will involve liaising with various departments and stakeholders to address any payroll-related queries or issues, thus fostering effective communication and collaboration across the region. With your meticulous attention to detail and expertise in payroll management, you will uphold the integrity and reliability of our payroll processes, contributing significantly to the financial well-being and satisfaction of our employees.

What you are already great at:

• Workflow Management: Efficiently manage the workflow to ensure accurate and timely processing of assigned payrolls.
• Starter and Leaver Management: Handle new starters and leavers effectively, managing tasks such as starter checklists, tax codes, National Insurance, Student Loans, P45s, and P11ds.
• Overtime and Absence Processing: Prepare, verify, and process overtime and absence data.
• Third-Party Deductions: Process third-party payroll deductions, including AEOs, DEAs, Court Orders, Child Maintenance, PAYE, and voluntary deductions. Reconcile deductions for all payrolls monthly and generate payment requisitions.
• RTI Submission: Balance monthly payroll Real Time Information (RTI) figures and submit to HMRC.
• Reporting and Analysis: Prepare and distribute monthly and ad hoc reports as needed by the business. Perform data manipulation and reporting tasks.
• Pro-Rata Calculations: Conduct manual payroll pro-rata calculations accurately.
• T&A Management: Oversee the Time & Attendance (T&A) process end-to-end.

Continuous Improvement: Actively engage in identifying areas for improvement, driving change, and challenging existing methods and standards to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

For this role we would need you to demonstrate:

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of end-to-end payroll processing experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of effectively communicating with colleagues at all levels.
• A flexible team player with a positive attitude, able to collaborate effectively within a team environment.
• Demonstrates a commitment to honesty and high standards.
• Exhibits confidence in driving change, with a motivation to challenge accepted methods for continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with UK tax codes and National Insurance legislation.
• High level of attention to detail, coupled with intermediate Excel skills.
• Possession of a Level 3 Payroll Qualification; experience using Sage and Workday is advantageous.

What your colleagues say about you:

• An ideas and solutions-focused person
• An excellent and engaging communicator with the confidence to communicate at all levels
• Very organised and methodical
• Able to communicate ideas both verbally and in writing.
• Very high level of attention to detail

Our Values :

Aligned – in our work together

Agile – in the face of challenge

Accountable – to our promises

Action – with integrity and transparency

Why work for us:

We reward our employees not just for the big headline results we reward our teams for how you have positively contributed to the business and that isn’t always defined by hitting a financial target.

We have a pay for performance culture and reward annually on results. In an ever changing environment its key that you are a curious and nimble learner. We succeed as a team so the ability to collaborate is essential. And to continue to grow and continually challenge you need to ensure you are able to both plan and align so we are all pulling in the same direction.

The benefits bit:

33 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays)

Employee Assistance Programme

Annual Incentive Plan Bonus Structure

Life Assurance

Health & Wellbeing Programme, including health cash plan and employee assistance

Pension Plan

High St Reward Scheme

Refer a Friend Programme

Free Parking

Frequent Technology User Free Eye Care

Flexible working model

High 5 Employee Recognition Programme

And as an employer who values you, you will be welcomed with open arms and supported to succeed.

Our hiring process:

1. You will be contacted by a member of our resourcing team for an initial discussion, this may be on Teams.
2. You will be invited to site for either a 1 or 2 stage process depending on the role.
3. We will inform you ahead of your interview what we will be discussing, we want to give you the opportunity to shine in these meetings.
4. Successful candidates will be notified and the start date will be confirmed for when you will be beginning your Fortunes Brand journey.