Vistry Group PLC Hiring for Payroll Administrator at Kings Hill Full Time

In a Nutshell…

We have a great opportunity for a Payroll Administrator to join our team within Vistry Services, at our office in West Malling, Kent. As our Payroll Administrator you will be responsible for assisting in the accurate and efficient processing of the payroll for Vistry Group, circa 5000 employees across the UK in 32 regional locations, over 200 construction sites and 3 factories manufacturing timber frame housing components.

Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you…

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Agile working possible (dependent on role)
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private Healthcare and Dental Insurance
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance – 4 x your annual salary
• Share incentive schemes
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…

In return, what we would like from you…

• Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
• Previous experience in a relevant administration field, preferably in a similar sized payroll or finance environment to Vistry
• Be a strong and confident communicator via Teams, phone and email
• Be very organised and self-motivated with regards to managing your own workload. Be aware of team workloads and be readily available to assist colleagues
• Be flexible, adaptable and somebody who can work well under pressure and deal with high volumes of work and tight deadlines
• Have good to excellent knowledge of Outlook, EXCEL and Word and a similar payroll system to ResourceLink

More about the Payroll Administrator role…

• Respond to employee queries and offer help and guidance on PAYE and payroll processes
• Manage the team mailbox and respond or refer to team colleagues on all queries within 4 hours of receipt
• Ensure that all personal data submitted via the self-service functionality is audited and authorised daily
• Ensure that all bank information submitted via the self-service functionality is validated and authorised daily
• Monitor, check and upload all bulk variable data to the payroll system including;
  • Commission
  • Additional travel allowance
  • Bonus payments
  • Overtime, Bonus, Shift – Factory
  • Overtime – Site operatives
  • Enhanced holiday for weekly paid
  • Enter hours worked for casual/zero bank employees
• Where submissions are not received on cut-off date -1, issue reminders to relevant parties. Issue second reminder on cut-off date +1
• Download and check all statutory notices from HMRC gateway, such as, student loans, PGL’s, P45, P46, and tax code notifications.
• For tax codes, compare against existing tax codes and where there is a significant change, issue standard notification to employee
• Ensure that self-certifications of sickness forms received via the self-service functionality are updated to the employees absence record
• Monitor absences of longer than 7 days which are uncertificated and advise line manager that a Doctor’s fit note is due
• Upload to ResourceLink any doctors fit notes that are received into the mailbox. Contact the line managers and offer training and guidance on using MyView to upload supporting absence documentation
• Assist with checking colleague’s input and provide support during team absences
• Assist with processing any ad-hoc month end or tax year end tasks
• Help and assist when required, other colleagues in the team who manage the car fleet, employee benefits and expenses payments

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us…

At Vistry Group, we build more than homes. We develop sustainable communities across all sectors of the UK housing market through our leading housing brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Delivered through Vistry Housebuilding, Countryside Partnerships and Vistry Works with the support of Vistry Services, our values of integrity, caring, and quality continue to shape all we do. We’re proud that our UK Green Building Council membership, 2021 Large Housebuilder of the Year award and status as a UK top-five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating allows us to transform land into thriving spaces. We’re also proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. From memories and communities to worthwhile careers, we’re making Vistry.