Payroll and Pensions Advisor

Job Purpose

In line with Alternative Futures Group mission, vision and values the job holder will support the Payroll & Pensions Manager in developing and delivering safe, high-quality, cost-effective Payroll services to create a world where the people we support control their own lives. Working as part of a team, this role will focus on providing a full professional payroll service to ensure the accurate and timely payment of AFG employees and the accurate processing of pensions arrangements

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• To support the Payroll & Pensions Manager to ensure that the AFG Payroll operates within HMRC legislation and guidance (including the processing of RTI and Apprentice Levy).
• To lead in the processing of key payroll activities in the absence of the Payroll & Pensions Manager to ensure that the Payroll is processed accurately and on-time, and that all statutory and third-party payments are processed in line with Service Level Agreements and statutory timescales.

• To support and provide expert guidance to Payroll Co-Ordinators in resolving and calculating Pay and Pension calculations and in the resolution of associated enquiries escalating to the Payroll & Pensions Manager as appropriate.
• To support in the processing of payments to the HMRC, Pension Providers and other third-parties as part of the monthly payroll cycle.
• To work collaboratively with the Finance Team to ensure that monthly Payroll and Finance Reports are processed in a timely way and to agreed Service Level Agreements.
• To support in the reconciliation and verification of payroll elements as part of the monthly pay cycle.  Any trends or issues should be fully investigated, reconciled and resolved.  
• To develop and maintain Payroll information and correspondence to meet corporate guidelines.
• To collect, collate and process all payroll input data for action ensuring that all staff are paid accurately and on time.
• To verify payroll related paperwork and communicate with managers where adjustments are required.
• To develop effective working relationships with line managers in relation to payroll procedures and processes.
• To calculate manual payments where applicable including correct calculations of income tax, national insurance, pension contributions and deductions.
• To accurately calculate statutory payments in ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• To process attachment of earnings, county court judgement orders and student loans ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• To process all forms in relation to DWP and other official requests of earnings including the production of correspondence regarding loan and mortgage enquiries.
• To ensure accurate maintenance of payroll related documentation.
• To support the overall People & OD Team as and when required
  

• To work flexibly within the HR Team and accept personal responsibility to enhance the customer experience.
  

We’re Alternative Futures Group, a health and social care charity providing specialist support for people with a learning disability or mental health condition.

We’re proud to have been positively changing lives and enabling people to achieve amazing outcomes for over 30 years.

We have a vision to create a world where amazing people do amazing things every day. Our skilled and experienced teams work with every person we support to create a personalised, outcome-focused plans to achieve their aspirations.

As a ‘values based’ employer, the people that work for us genuinely care about the people they support, and we are seeking likeminded people to join our team.  If you are passionate about working in Health and Social Care and have a real desire to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support then we would love to hear from you.

At AFG we also recognise the contribution and value that our staff make.  We would not be able to provide the life changing support that we do without people like you!

In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career and we provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.