The Payroll team are part of the wider Finance Function and are based in Chichester.  They are responsible administering the payment of all salaries and incentives for Wiley employees based in the UK or overseas and also representatives abroad on secondment in other Wiley locations.  They are also responsible for the production of end of tax year declarations, P11Ds and Pension Administrator the final salary defined benefit pension scheme.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Payroll Manager to join the team.  Reporting to the Financial Director, the purpose of the role is to maintain payroll for Wiley UK employees (1,400 people) based either in the UK or overseas, as well as those employees on long term secondment in other Wiley locations and the subsequent maintenance of employee records including auto enrolment.  The successful candidate will also act as the Pension Administrator for the John Wiley & Sons Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

Other key areas of responsibility include:-

• The timely and accurate processing of the monthly payroll as outlined above;
• Completion and submission of tax and statutory filings on a timely basis, including Stock Option filings;
• Working with Pension Scheme Auditor and Financial Director to facilitate completion of pension scheme statutory accounts;
• Working with the UK Compensation and Benefits team with regards to salary and incentive administration for UK colleagues based overseas;   
• Preparing detailed analysis of pension transactions for quarter end US filings and year end cash books submissions to our pension provider;
• Timely production of reports for management accounts or as required by the business.
• Monthly general ledger reconciliations of all financial accounts under the responsibility of the department.

Experience / Qualifications Required:

• Previous experience in payroll management and operating payroll systems  (preferably ADP);
• Previous experience in payroll accounting and reconciliation;  
• Knowledge of all aspects of payroll and statutory reporting;   
• Sound understanding of financial management and implication of costs in finance budget;
• Qualified to degree level (or equivalent) is essential, IPP qualification is highly desirable;

• Pension Administration experience is highly desirable;
• Stock Option experience and management of year-end tax filings is highly desirable
• Experience of dealing with the salary and compensation arrangements for in-bound and outbound colleagues  is highly desirable;
• Experience of US Reporting / SOXA is highly desirable;
• People Management experience is highly desirable;
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written;
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.  

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive Salary 
• Performance Related Incentive Scheme / Defined Contribution pension scheme
• Attractive Company Benefits including 25 days holiday, Childcare Vouchers, 50% staff discount, support towards professional qualifications, Employee Assistance Programme.

Other

• 36.25 hours per week
• 1 direct report
• Must have the right to live and work within the UK
• Must have full UK driving licence and means of travelling between the Wiley offices

Optional Information

• The closing date for this role is 10 November 2014.
• Applications  for this role should be submitted with a covering letter and CV.