Payroll and Benefits Lead Location : Llansantffraid, Powys (SY22 6AD) Salary : Competitive, DOE excellent benefits Contract : Full-time (flexible/hybrid considered) At Wynnstay, our success is built on the strength of our people and our long-standing commitment to UK agriculture. As a leading supplier of agricultural products and services, we're proud of our heritage - and excited about our future. We are now looking for an experienced Payroll and Benefits Lead to join our People and Culture team. What's in it for you At Wynnstay, we recognise that our people are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside a competitive salary, you will benefit from: • Profit-related annual bonus. • Employee discount at Wynnstay Stores. • 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). • Employee Assistance Programmes - WeCare, MyStrength, and Toothfairy. • Save As You Earn schemes. • Free on-site parking. • Flexible working options - part-time, temporary contracts, or hybrid working will be considered for the right candidate. The Role This is a pivotal role where you will take ownership of delivering a first-class payroll and benefits function, ensuring our colleagues are supported, rewarded, and engaged as we continue to grow. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who thrives on accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement, while also shaping the benefits offering to meet the needs of a modern workforce. As Payroll and Benefits Lead, you will be the subject matter expert and a trusted advisor, responsible for: • Acting as the technical lead for payroll and benefits, ensuring full compliance with legislation and internal policies across all business units. • Managing complex and high-risk payroll elements (e.g., terminations, back pay, pension tax, benefits-in-kind) with precision and accuracy. • Reviewing, developing, and implementing a benefits structure aligned with current and future business needs. • Supporting insurance, private medical, and pensions renewals, providing input into overall benefits strategy. • Ensuring ongoing compliance with HMRC, Auto-Enrolment, IR35, Gender Pay, National Minimum Wage, and GDPR. • Providing expert payroll guidance, reviewing submissions, and ensuring quality control across monthly payroll cycles. • Leading payroll and benefits system configuration, troubleshooting, and continuous enhancements to support digital transformation. • Producing clear dashboards, reports, and analysis for leadership, offering insights into pay and benefits data. • Keeping up to date with legislative changes and advising on required system and process updates. • Collaborating with Finance and People and Culture teams on reconciliations, audits, and statutory reporting (e.g., PAYE, pensions). • Supporting internal and external audits for payroll, benefits, and pensions compliance. • Contributing to wider business projects, including acquisitions, integrations, and system upgrades. • Driving process improvements and supporting policy reviews to enhance payroll and benefits delivery. About You We're seeking a proactive, detail-driven professional who combines technical payroll expertise with a collaborative mindset. You will bring: • A professional payroll qualification (e.g., CIPP) or equivalent experience. • Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, tax, pensions, and benefits administration. • Proven track record of delivering complex payrolls in a multi-entity organisation. • Solid systems experience (Pegasus, Sage, or similar HR/payroll platforms), with a focus on reporting and process improvement. • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail. • Ability to manage high volumes of data and deadlines under pressure. • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills - with the confidence to explain complex payroll matters in simple terms. • Experience supporting payroll automation, transformation projects, or systems upgrades (desirable). About Wynnstay With a turnover in excess of £613 million and over 900 colleagues nationally, Wynnstay has supported UK agriculture for more than 100 years. Our foundations are built on strong values, expressed through our THRIVE principles: Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value Creation & Environmental Sustainability. Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of our people strategy while building a rewarding career in payroll and benefits. Apply today and become part of Wynnstay's success story. No agencies please.
Sep 01, 2025
Full time
Payroll and Benefits Lead Location : Llansantffraid, Powys (SY22 6AD) Salary : Competitive, DOE excellent benefits Contract : Full-time (flexible/hybrid considered) At Wynnstay, our success is built on the strength of our people and our long-standing commitment to UK agriculture. As a leading supplier of agricultural products and services, we're proud of our heritage - and excited about our future. We are now looking for an experienced Payroll and Benefits Lead to join our People and Culture team. What's in it for you At Wynnstay, we recognise that our people are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside a competitive salary, you will benefit from: • Profit-related annual bonus. • Employee discount at Wynnstay Stores. • 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). • Employee Assistance Programmes - WeCare, MyStrength, and Toothfairy. • Save As You Earn schemes. • Free on-site parking. • Flexible working options - part-time, temporary contracts, or hybrid working will be considered for the right candidate. The Role This is a pivotal role where you will take ownership of delivering a first-class payroll and benefits function, ensuring our colleagues are supported, rewarded, and engaged as we continue to grow. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who thrives on accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement, while also shaping the benefits offering to meet the needs of a modern workforce. As Payroll and Benefits Lead, you will be the subject matter expert and a trusted advisor, responsible for: • Acting as the technical lead for payroll and benefits, ensuring full compliance with legislation and internal policies across all business units. • Managing complex and high-risk payroll elements (e.g., terminations, back pay, pension tax, benefits-in-kind) with precision and accuracy. • Reviewing, developing, and implementing a benefits structure aligned with current and future business needs. • Supporting insurance, private medical, and pensions renewals, providing input into overall benefits strategy. • Ensuring ongoing compliance with HMRC, Auto-Enrolment, IR35, Gender Pay, National Minimum Wage, and GDPR. • Providing expert payroll guidance, reviewing submissions, and ensuring quality control across monthly payroll cycles. • Leading payroll and benefits system configuration, troubleshooting, and continuous enhancements to support digital transformation. • Producing clear dashboards, reports, and analysis for leadership, offering insights into pay and benefits data. • Keeping up to date with legislative changes and advising on required system and process updates. • Collaborating with Finance and People and Culture teams on reconciliations, audits, and statutory reporting (e.g., PAYE, pensions). • Supporting internal and external audits for payroll, benefits, and pensions compliance. • Contributing to wider business projects, including acquisitions, integrations, and system upgrades. • Driving process improvements and supporting policy reviews to enhance payroll and benefits delivery. About You We're seeking a proactive, detail-driven professional who combines technical payroll expertise with a collaborative mindset. You will bring: • A professional payroll qualification (e.g., CIPP) or equivalent experience. • Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, tax, pensions, and benefits administration. • Proven track record of delivering complex payrolls in a multi-entity organisation. • Solid systems experience (Pegasus, Sage, or similar HR/payroll platforms), with a focus on reporting and process improvement. • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail. • Ability to manage high volumes of data and deadlines under pressure. • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills - with the confidence to explain complex payroll matters in simple terms. • Experience supporting payroll automation, transformation projects, or systems upgrades (desirable). About Wynnstay With a turnover in excess of £613 million and over 900 colleagues nationally, Wynnstay has supported UK agriculture for more than 100 years. Our foundations are built on strong values, expressed through our THRIVE principles: Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value Creation & Environmental Sustainability. Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of our people strategy while building a rewarding career in payroll and benefits. Apply today and become part of Wynnstay's success story. No agencies please.
People and Culture Business Partner Location : Llansantffraid (SY22 6AD) Salary : Competitive, plus excellent benefits Contract : Full-time, Permanent Are you a dedicated, forward-thinking People professional with a passion for driving business performance and colleague engagement? Wynnstay, a leading UK agricultural supplies business, is seeking a People and Culture Business Partner to play a pivotal role in delivering our people strategy and supporting our ambitious business plan. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will partner with managers and colleagues across the organisation, driving meaningful outcomes at every stage of the employee lifecycle. From enhancing culture and capability to supporting engagement and growth, you ll be a trusted advisor who makes a real difference. Why Join Us At Wynnstay, you ll be part of a forward-thinking, supportive organisation where colleagues are at the heart of our success. In addition to a competitive salary, you will receive: • Profit-related annual bonus. • Employee discount at Wynnstay Stores. • 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). • Access to Employee Assistance Programmes WeCare, MyStrength, and Toothfairy. • Save As You Earn schemes. • Free on-site parking. The Role As a People and Culture Business Partner, you will: • Build trusted relationships with colleagues, providing professional, respected, and effective People and Culture support. • Offer expert advice and coaching to managers, helping embed a people agenda that drives both performance and engagement. • Champion a high-performance culture by identifying and developing talent. • Challenge team cultures and behaviours to ensure alignment with Wynnstay s values. • Use internal and external data to inform decisions and stay ahead of people management trends. • Contribute to the development of fair, effective, and compliant People and Culture policies and practices. • Collaborate with managers to support workforce planning, enabling business growth and operational effectiveness • Support inclusive recruitment and effective talent acquisition strategies. • Build and maintain a strong professional network across the business. About You We re looking for someone who is passionate about people and thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment. You will bring: • CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience). • Experience in a HR Officer or Advisor role, ideally in a multi-site or complex environment. • Strong knowledge of employee relations management. • Proven success influencing and engaging stakeholders at all levels. • Analytical ability with experience producing high-quality people data and insights. • Experience supporting restructures, cultural change, or workforce transformation. • Strong communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills. • Commercial awareness and the confidence to operate in diverse situations. About Wynnstay With a turnover exceeding £613 million and over 900 colleagues nationally, Wynnstay has been supporting UK agriculture for more than 100 years. Our success is built on our people and our values THRIVE: Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value Creation & Environmental Sustainability. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture while building a rewarding career in People and Culture. Apply today and grow your career with Wynnstay! No agencies please.
Sep 01, 2025
Full time
People and Culture Business Partner Location : Llansantffraid (SY22 6AD) Salary : Competitive, plus excellent benefits Contract : Full-time, Permanent Are you a dedicated, forward-thinking People professional with a passion for driving business performance and colleague engagement? Wynnstay, a leading UK agricultural supplies business, is seeking a People and Culture Business Partner to play a pivotal role in delivering our people strategy and supporting our ambitious business plan. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will partner with managers and colleagues across the organisation, driving meaningful outcomes at every stage of the employee lifecycle. From enhancing culture and capability to supporting engagement and growth, you ll be a trusted advisor who makes a real difference. Why Join Us At Wynnstay, you ll be part of a forward-thinking, supportive organisation where colleagues are at the heart of our success. In addition to a competitive salary, you will receive: • Profit-related annual bonus. • Employee discount at Wynnstay Stores. • 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). • Access to Employee Assistance Programmes WeCare, MyStrength, and Toothfairy. • Save As You Earn schemes. • Free on-site parking. The Role As a People and Culture Business Partner, you will: • Build trusted relationships with colleagues, providing professional, respected, and effective People and Culture support. • Offer expert advice and coaching to managers, helping embed a people agenda that drives both performance and engagement. • Champion a high-performance culture by identifying and developing talent. • Challenge team cultures and behaviours to ensure alignment with Wynnstay s values. • Use internal and external data to inform decisions and stay ahead of people management trends. • Contribute to the development of fair, effective, and compliant People and Culture policies and practices. • Collaborate with managers to support workforce planning, enabling business growth and operational effectiveness • Support inclusive recruitment and effective talent acquisition strategies. • Build and maintain a strong professional network across the business. About You We re looking for someone who is passionate about people and thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment. You will bring: • CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience). • Experience in a HR Officer or Advisor role, ideally in a multi-site or complex environment. • Strong knowledge of employee relations management. • Proven success influencing and engaging stakeholders at all levels. • Analytical ability with experience producing high-quality people data and insights. • Experience supporting restructures, cultural change, or workforce transformation. • Strong communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills. • Commercial awareness and the confidence to operate in diverse situations. About Wynnstay With a turnover exceeding £613 million and over 900 colleagues nationally, Wynnstay has been supporting UK agriculture for more than 100 years. Our success is built on our people and our values THRIVE: Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value Creation & Environmental Sustainability. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture while building a rewarding career in People and Culture. Apply today and grow your career with Wynnstay! No agencies please.
Payroll and Benefits Lead Location : Llansantffraid, Powys (SY22 6AD) Salary : Competitive, DOE + excellent benefits Contract : Full-time (flexible/hybrid considered) At Wynnstay, our success is built on the strength of our people and our long-standing commitment to UK agriculture. As a leading supplier of agricultural products and services, we re proud of our heritage and excited about our future. We are now looking for an experienced Payroll and Benefits Lead to join our People and Culture team! What s in it for you At Wynnstay, we recognise that our people are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside a competitive salary, you will benefit from: • Profit-related annual bonus. • Employee discount at Wynnstay Stores. • 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). • Employee Assistance Programmes WeCare, MyStrength, and Toothfairy. • Save As You Earn schemes. • Free on-site parking. • Flexible working options part-time, temporary contracts, or hybrid working will be considered for the right candidate. The Role This is a pivotal role where you will take ownership of delivering a first-class payroll and benefits function, ensuring our colleagues are supported, rewarded, and engaged as we continue to grow. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who thrives on accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement, while also shaping the benefits offering to meet the needs of a modern workforce. As Payroll and Benefits Lead, you will be the subject matter expert and a trusted advisor, responsible for: • Acting as the technical lead for payroll and benefits, ensuring full compliance with legislation and internal policies across all business units. • Managing complex and high-risk payroll elements (e.g., terminations, back pay, pension tax, benefits-in-kind) with precision and accuracy. • Reviewing, developing, and implementing a benefits structure aligned with current and future business needs. • Supporting insurance, private medical, and pensions renewals, providing input into overall benefits strategy. • Ensuring ongoing compliance with HMRC, Auto-Enrolment, IR35, Gender Pay, National Minimum Wage, and GDPR. • Providing expert payroll guidance, reviewing submissions, and ensuring quality control across monthly payroll cycles. • Leading payroll and benefits system configuration, troubleshooting, and continuous enhancements to support digital transformation. • Producing clear dashboards, reports, and analysis for leadership, offering insights into pay and benefits data. • Keeping up to date with legislative changes and advising on required system and process updates. • Collaborating with Finance and People and Culture teams on reconciliations, audits, and statutory reporting (e.g., PAYE, pensions). • Supporting internal and external audits for payroll, benefits, and pensions compliance. • Contributing to wider business projects, including acquisitions, integrations, and system upgrades. • Driving process improvements and supporting policy reviews to enhance payroll and benefits delivery. About You We re seeking a proactive, detail-driven professional who combines technical payroll expertise with a collaborative mindset. You will bring: • A professional payroll qualification (e.g., CIPP) or equivalent experience. • Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, tax, pensions, and benefits administration. • Proven track record of delivering complex payrolls in a multi-entity organisation. • Solid systems experience (Pegasus, Sage, or similar HR/payroll platforms), with a focus on reporting and process improvement. • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail. • Ability to manage high volumes of data and deadlines under pressure. • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills with the confidence to explain complex payroll matters in simple terms. • Experience supporting payroll automation, transformation projects, or systems upgrades (desirable). About Wynnstay With a turnover in excess of £613 million and over 900 colleagues nationally, Wynnstay has supported UK agriculture for more than 100 years. Our foundations are built on strong values, expressed through our THRIVE principles: Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value Creation & Environmental Sustainability. Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of our people strategy while building a rewarding career in payroll and benefits. Apply today and become part of Wynnstay s success story. No agencies please.
Sep 01, 2025
Full time
Payroll and Benefits Lead Location : Llansantffraid, Powys (SY22 6AD) Salary : Competitive, DOE + excellent benefits Contract : Full-time (flexible/hybrid considered) At Wynnstay, our success is built on the strength of our people and our long-standing commitment to UK agriculture. As a leading supplier of agricultural products and services, we re proud of our heritage and excited about our future. We are now looking for an experienced Payroll and Benefits Lead to join our People and Culture team! What s in it for you At Wynnstay, we recognise that our people are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside a competitive salary, you will benefit from: • Profit-related annual bonus. • Employee discount at Wynnstay Stores. • 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). • Employee Assistance Programmes WeCare, MyStrength, and Toothfairy. • Save As You Earn schemes. • Free on-site parking. • Flexible working options part-time, temporary contracts, or hybrid working will be considered for the right candidate. The Role This is a pivotal role where you will take ownership of delivering a first-class payroll and benefits function, ensuring our colleagues are supported, rewarded, and engaged as we continue to grow. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who thrives on accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement, while also shaping the benefits offering to meet the needs of a modern workforce. As Payroll and Benefits Lead, you will be the subject matter expert and a trusted advisor, responsible for: • Acting as the technical lead for payroll and benefits, ensuring full compliance with legislation and internal policies across all business units. • Managing complex and high-risk payroll elements (e.g., terminations, back pay, pension tax, benefits-in-kind) with precision and accuracy. • Reviewing, developing, and implementing a benefits structure aligned with current and future business needs. • Supporting insurance, private medical, and pensions renewals, providing input into overall benefits strategy. • Ensuring ongoing compliance with HMRC, Auto-Enrolment, IR35, Gender Pay, National Minimum Wage, and GDPR. • Providing expert payroll guidance, reviewing submissions, and ensuring quality control across monthly payroll cycles. • Leading payroll and benefits system configuration, troubleshooting, and continuous enhancements to support digital transformation. • Producing clear dashboards, reports, and analysis for leadership, offering insights into pay and benefits data. • Keeping up to date with legislative changes and advising on required system and process updates. • Collaborating with Finance and People and Culture teams on reconciliations, audits, and statutory reporting (e.g., PAYE, pensions). • Supporting internal and external audits for payroll, benefits, and pensions compliance. • Contributing to wider business projects, including acquisitions, integrations, and system upgrades. • Driving process improvements and supporting policy reviews to enhance payroll and benefits delivery. About You We re seeking a proactive, detail-driven professional who combines technical payroll expertise with a collaborative mindset. You will bring: • A professional payroll qualification (e.g., CIPP) or equivalent experience. • Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, tax, pensions, and benefits administration. • Proven track record of delivering complex payrolls in a multi-entity organisation. • Solid systems experience (Pegasus, Sage, or similar HR/payroll platforms), with a focus on reporting and process improvement. • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail. • Ability to manage high volumes of data and deadlines under pressure. • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills with the confidence to explain complex payroll matters in simple terms. • Experience supporting payroll automation, transformation projects, or systems upgrades (desirable). About Wynnstay With a turnover in excess of £613 million and over 900 colleagues nationally, Wynnstay has supported UK agriculture for more than 100 years. Our foundations are built on strong values, expressed through our THRIVE principles: Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value Creation & Environmental Sustainability. Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of our people strategy while building a rewarding career in payroll and benefits. Apply today and become part of Wynnstay s success story. No agencies please.