Your new role

This role will be predominantly home working for the forseeable, but you will have access to our Support Office based in Warrington when needed. 

Your new role will  be to transact and supervise a busy payroll function where you will be accountable for processing payroll for over 1000 Sofologists. 

You will support two direct reports, both a Payroll Supervisor and a Payroll Apprentice. Ensuring that your colleagues are supported and developed under your leadership through regular meetings and continuous improvement sessions. 

You will ensure that all payroll and administration tasks are completed at the set deadlines. You will also manage the processing of starters and leavers, calculating SSP, SMP, SPP, tax, national Insurance, RTI, pensions and resolving payroll queries. We're looking for someone who has an agile approach to prioritising workloads to meet the demands of the business. 

A day in the life of...

• Manage and co-ordinate activities of payroll team

• Team one to one’s and career catch ups 

• Supporting the wider People Team with projects and initiatives 

• Continuously looking at ways of improving the service and efficiencies within the payroll team

• Manage payroll workload to meet operational requirements

• Ensure payroll is processed in an accurate, compliant and timely manner

• Direct the preparation of payroll related documents

• Administer benefit plans

• Oversee compliance with statutory reporting and filing requirements

• Prepare relevant monthly and year-end reports 

• Monitor the accurate processing of colleague appointments, transfers, promotions and terminations 

• Prepare and review payroll account reconciliations 

• Review and improve payroll policies and procedures

• Keeping up to date with legislation changes and cascading this to your team

• Payroll audits

In an ideal world...

• 2 Years experience in a similar role 
• Management experience or working towards 
• A leadership mindset with great people skills 
• Experience working on projects 
• Experience of implementing payroll systems would be an advantage 

Pay and Perks

• A great basic salary 

• 33 Days holiday + Length of service

• Your birthday off

• Pawternity Leave, Grandparent Leave, Volunteering day Leave

• Professional Qualifications

• Learning & Development, Next generation programme 

• 30% discount across the group & 15% for friends & family

• High street Discounts with 100’s of great brands 

• Contributory Healthcare

• Pension

• Your Lawyer

• Employee Assistance Programme for all colleagues & your household 

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay

• Discuss flexible working & part time opportunities

A little about Sofology

We think choosing a new role and choosing a new sofa have a lot in common. Your old one feels comfy, you’re used to it, and you know exactly where you fit. But a new job - or a new sofa - holds so much potential. Pick the right one and you’ll never look back. You want to feel comfortable, but with enough going on to keep you right on the edge of your seat. Our team is always growing, and we’re constantly shuffling up on the sofa to make room for the newest member of the Sofology family. 

Founded over 30 years ago, we’re true sofa specialists. So much more than just a piece of furniture, we know that a sofa is the one thing that truly turns our customer’s houses into homes.There’s a lot at stake when it comes to guiding our customers to make the right choice for them - that’s why our customer journey is unique in the sofa market. That means no ‘ends next Sunday sales.

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