Lucy Harris
Payroll and Benefits Manager
Essex
Summary
A conscientious and experienced Payroll and Benefits Manager with a variety of exposure spanning 20 years, ranging from public sector, retail, client payroll bureau and most recently financial services.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
2009
2009
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Payroll and Benefits Manager
Euroclear SA NV
03.2020 - Current
- Preparing monthly payroll for 500+ monthly paid staff using SD Worx outsourced payroll
- Processing shares-based remuneration plan payments and year end returns
- Consult with the Payroll International team and tax advisors to calculate shadow payroll entries
- Managing relationship with outsourced payroll provider including monthly services meetings and implementation of changes needed to payroll
- Pensions administration and scheme management- Bi-annual governance meetings, increasing engagement and contributions
- First point of contact for payroll queries from internal customer/employee
- Processing staff benefits including PMI, Life Assurance, Cycle to work, long service awards, permanent health insurance, GAYE, etc
- Year End calculations and submissions for PSA and PBIK
- Providing evidence for internal and external audits including directors’ remuneration letters
- Processing, checking and reconciling our annual compensation review (Pay and bonus)
- Facilitating the benefits renewal process for private medical, Dental Plan, GIP and Life Assurance schemes
Payroll Consultant (Interim)
Basildon Council
02.2019 - 02.2020
Payroll Manager
Antler Ltd
01.2019 - 02.2020
- Processing monthly payroll for Head Office and Retail store staff
- Implemented Payrolling Benefits for Private Medical
- Auto enrolment
- RTI
- Production of monthly reports to support business decision making
Payroll Manager /Payroll Officer
Basildon Borough Council
05.2008 - 01.2019
- Processing monthly payroll for 1000+ monthly paid staff using iTrent (In house processing)
- Operating Company sick pay and maternity pay schemes
- Training employees to use iTrent Self Service
- Statutory payments/Manual calculations
- Pensions administration- starters/leavers/earnings queries and reconciliation
- First point of contact for payroll queries from internal customer/employee
- First point of contact for managing iTrent system user accounts, access, post and position creations and payroll data
- Processing staff benefits including company cars, purchased leave, PMI, Life Assurance, pension, Cycle to work
- Year End processing including Payrolling Benefits, P11D’s, LGPS Annual Pension Return
- Supervising Payroll Officers, training and mentoring
- Implementing Living wage, pay awards, holiday pay overtime supplements and pay restructures to iTrent (Midland HR)
- Auto Enrolment processing
- Paying over statutory deductions to HMRC for tax/NI, Court Orders
Client Payroll Bureau Administrator
Smith & Williamson Ltd
09.2006 - 10.2008
- Processing payrolls for a broad range of clients from start to finish
- Input, payroll run, payments, payslips, reporting, P45 and aftercare
- Processing included overtime, SSP, SMP, AEO’s, tax codes changes, year-end returns
- Constant liaison with clients maintaining high levels of service
- Presenting reports from Teamspirit to Excel in a professional format to clients
- Monthly/Quarterly PAYE payments and reconciliations
- Arranging PAYE payments by BACS and cheque
- Producing P14’s/P60’s and submitting returns online
Human Resources Administrator
KWELM Management Services Ltd
10.2004 - 08.2006
- Payroll processing including manual calculations, statutory payments, end of year returns, reconciling monthly journal vouchers
- Benefits- responsibility for monthly pensions administration, arranging medicals, updating medical insurance data (starters and leavers)
- Renewing contracts, reference requests, attendance registers, forecasting salary costs, KWELM Incentivisation Plan (redundancy pay), issuing P45’s, responding to HMRC queries, booking training, updating monthly management reports and organisation charts
- Ad hoc assistance to MD including meeting and greeting, booking travel, filing, answering calls and arranging meetings
Claims Technical Support (Temp)
12.2003 - 09.2004
- Accurate and efficient entry of data from insurance slips and checking data input by others
Operations Assistant
Hiscox Insurance Company
12.2002 - 11.2003
- Aiding underwriters and brokers in Lloyds (scanning/photocopying) for accurate and efficient entry of risks into Eurobase for different classes of business
- Productive filing using Adobe Circulate and Docs Open
Travel Services Advisor (Bureau De Change)
Barclays Bank
03.2001 - 12.2002
- Customer facing role dealing with day to day banking queries and money transfers
Education
Diploma in Payroll Management -
CIPP
Advanced Award in Payroll Calculations & Procedures-BTEC/EDEXCEL Level 3 - undefined
Payroll Alliance
Certificate in Personnel Practice - undefined
CIPD
A LEVELS - Psychology and Business Studies
Chalvedon Sixth Form College
GCSE’s - 9 GCSE’s grades A-C
Chalvedon School
Skills
CIPP qualified
CIPD qualified
Managing relationships with payroll providers
Benefits and expenses administration
Excel skills
Processing payrolls in house
Processing payrolls as part of a payroll Bureau
Excellent communication skills
Works well to tight deadlines
Works well under pressure
Customer focused
Public sector experience
Private sector experience
Employment law compliance
Employee benefits administration
HRIS systems
Vendor relationship management
Auditing procedures
Tax reporting
Employee communication
Problem-solving abilities
Multitasking
Adaptability and flexibility
Team collaboration
Organizational skills
Relationship building
Payroll management
Systems Experience
- ITrent
- Sharepoint
- Business Objects/Intelligence
- Word
- Excel
- Adobe Circulate
- Lotus Notes
- Outlook
- Teams
Timeline
Payroll and Benefits Manager
Euroclear SA NV
03.2020 - Current
Payroll Consultant (Interim)
Basildon Council
02.2019 - 02.2020
Payroll Manager
Antler Ltd
01.2019 - 02.2020
Payroll Manager /Payroll Officer
Basildon Borough Council
05.2008 - 01.2019
Client Payroll Bureau Administrator
Smith & Williamson Ltd
09.2006 - 10.2008
Human Resources Administrator
KWELM Management Services Ltd
10.2004 - 08.2006
Claims Technical Support (Temp)
12.2003 - 09.2004
Operations Assistant
Hiscox Insurance Company
12.2002 - 11.2003
Travel Services Advisor (Bureau De Change)
Barclays Bank
03.2001 - 12.2002
Advanced Award in Payroll Calculations & Procedures-BTEC/EDEXCEL Level 3 - undefined
Payroll Alliance
Certificate in Personnel Practice - undefined
CIPD
A LEVELS - Psychology and Business Studies
Chalvedon Sixth Form College
GCSE’s - 9 GCSE’s grades A-C
Chalvedon School
Diploma in Payroll Management -
CIPP
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