Payroll & Benefits Manager

Job Title: (International) Payroll & Benefits Manager

Location: Portsmouth

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Full-Time

At Tenerity, we help companies across the world deepen their engagement with customers and enhance the value of those connections. Our focus on innovation and effectiveness has created compelling, industry-leading technology and services that help our clients earn their customers’ loyalty every day.

We owe our success to the culture and values our employees embrace and model every day. Transparency and communication form the bedrock of all that we do. We promote inclusion and diversity within our organization to garner perspective and build trust. And we are laser-focused on the needs of our clients, which means as their needs change, we will continue to adapt and innovate.

As our (International) Payroll & Benefits Manager you will lead all aspects of the Payroll function, ensuring compliance with the latest relevant legislation, statutory filing deadlines, and internal management reporting requirements, liaising with External Parties, HMRC, Finance and HR functions as appropriate.

We will need you to provide a proactive and responsive Payroll & Benefits service to all UK based Tenerity employees and act as first point of call for all Line Managers and employees on all Payroll and Benefits related queries.

What to expect …

UK Payroll

• To ensure accuracy of data extracted from the HR system is imported to payroll system
• Produce monthly payroll BACS files, third party payments and any exceptional payments
• Report information to the Inland Revenue each month in a timely manner (RTI)
• To ensure that all payroll-related information, including increments and deductions, is calculated, recorded and processed accurately and promptly in accordance with the relevant legislation / guidelines
• Keep up to date with changes in legislation affecting the payroll, as well as HMRC rules and processes
• To liaise with Finance and other stakeholders on an ongoing basis as required, to facilitate provision of a seamless service
• Lead on the set-up and renewal of Company Benefits
• Manage all benefits programmes (Pension, Healthcare, Life Assurance etc) whilst ensuring these are maintained and continually improved upon
• Ensures that all employees are registered for the correct benefit level and monthly reporting.
• Manages PHI claims
• Follow auto enrolment procedure as per government guidelines and communicate any changes to employees
• Prepare information to assist external agencies in relation to mortgage references, Child Support Agency questionnaires, etc. as required
• Manage all internal & external Payroll audits
• Assist in the production of accurate and meaningful management reports on a monthly and quarterly basis

International Payroll – Italy, Spain & Brazil

• Liaise with outsourced providers on all Payroll related queries
• Ensure monthly payroll changes are submitted to outsourced provider on time
• Ensure HR are kept up to date on any payroll related matters
• Gain approvals for payroll processing in line with the monthly deadlines
• Submit payment files to Finance in line with the monthly deadlines in the correct formats

About you …

• Experience with International Payroll, preferably: Italy, Spain and/or Brazil
• Experience of using a modern UK Payroll system
• Experience of using Darwin/Mercer Online Benefits system or similar equivalent
• UK Benefits Management experience
• HRIS & Reward system exposure
• Good working knowledge of PAYE and its regulations, pension and benefits schemes and Employment Law and benefits legislation

About Tenerity:

You will work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to achieve even bigger and better goals – nationally and internationally. You will be empowered to learn and speak to all levels of the organization as everyone who is part of our team is doing an important job and playing an important role. Armed with understanding our employees and clients needs, concerns and goals, we move into collaborative action and highly effective design and solutioning.

Established in the UK in 2007, Webloyalty merged with Affinion Group (based in the US) in 2011, a global leader in customer engagement and loyalty solutions with over 40 years’ experience. Since then Affinion has rebranded to Tenerity and has over 2,000 partners worldwide, including many of the largest and most respected companies in the financial services, retail, travel, and ecommerce sectors.

What we offer:

At Tenerity, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Salary: dependent on experience
• Bonus
• Contributory Group Personal Pension
• Private Healthcare (individual)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 4x Base Salary Life Assurance
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Subsidised Gym membership
• 25 Days Holiday

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Payroll Officer, Payroll Administrator, Pensions Administrator, Accounts Clerk, Payroll, Finance Clerk, Payroll Executive, HR and Payroll Specialist, Payroll Admin, Payroll Coordinator, HR Assistant, HR Administrator, HR Advisor may also be considered for this role.