Andrew Bowes
Winchmore Hill
Summary
Accomplished Payroll Senior Consultant competent at developing project and implementation plans. Gifted with strong analytical and project management skills. Successful history of adapting to new challenges and finding effective solutions where needed.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Payroll Senior Consultant
Lidl GB Limited
Kingston
2021.03 - 2025.12
- Process monthly payroll end to end for hourly, salaried employees (approx. 35,000 employees)
- Processing global payroll for expatriate employees both inbound and outbound and ensuring payments are correct and reconciled according to country rules and legislation
- Ensure compliance with national minimum wage rules
- Responsible for all post payroll reporting and analysing salary costs and KPIs consulting with other departments such as Finance, Accounts and Controlling
- Analyse the overpayments for the company and work with external suppliers to control the repayment of debts
- Conduct user acceptance testing for any changes to the system provided by our technical team which includes any legislative changes from HMRC each new tax year or mid-year changes and pension re-enrolment for example
- Compile and analyse data required for internal and external auditors
- Training all payroll colleagues on all latest company policies and procedures and legislation changes from HMRC to ensure latest guidance is communicated and operated effectively
- Arranging external training for all team members from CIPP and ACT
- Responsible for month-end BACS sign off and payroll close
- Submission and reconciliation of month-end FPS/RTI and EPS data to HMRC
- Run Year End processes such as P60, P11D, Benefit Statements, Class 1A NIC
- PAYE Settlement Agreement data preparation and submission to HMRC
- Reconcile and ensure payment of monthly PAYE
- Processing and reconciliation of monthly salary payroll journals
- Processing of all company benefits including company cars/fuel, pensions, cycle to work, childcare vouchers and medical benefits
- Ensure any changes from online HMRC GOV portal up kept up to date including tax code changes, national insurance numbers and student loans
- Provide month-end KPI reporting for Head Office Controlling team
- Process pension auto-enrolments and reconcile for eligible or non-eligible employees according to status
- Submission of pension contributions and reconciliation of monthly data to our pension provider
- Data preparation and submission of requests from National Statistics Department
- Ad hoc reporting as required for other departments such as HR, Finance, Controlling, HR Administration and Employment Law
Payroll Team Manager
Lidl GB Limited
Wimbledon
2016.05 - 2021.03
- Team Manager duties for Head Office payroll team responsible for 7 team members
- Responsible for reporting of month-end KPIs, HMRC data and pensions
- Reconciliation and submission of salaries ensuring National Minimum Wage considerations have been considered and calculated accordingly
- Assist team with day-to-day payroll duties and training and development of team
- Ensuring all team members up to date with current legislation
- Arrange regular CIPP courses and HMRC webinars for all team members
- Responsible for final payroll processing for all payrolls approx.35,000 employees. This covered the Head Office payroll, Regional payroll and Expatriate payrolls
Payroll Consultant
Lidl GB Limited
Wimbledon
2015.11 - 2016.05
- Involved in payroll projects and consulting with HMRC on employee and employer matters
- Assisting the members of Head Office payroll team with day-to-day queries
- Processing PAYE, pensions and data to HMRC
- Assist Payroll Manager with various duties including salary reviews, year end reconciliations and benefits such as company cars and private medical
- Processing and calculations of Expatriate employees
- Assist with projects such as electronic filing and electronic payslips
Payroll Senior Officer
Lidl GB Limited
Wimbledon
2004.05 - 2015.11
- Responsible for processing Head Office employees approx. 800 employees
- Calculations of family leave including Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption
- Processing of expenses
- Calculation and processing of pension deductions and other benefits
- Involved in yearend processes P60s, P11Ds
- Assist with month end BACS, payslips and P45s
Senior Payroll Assistant
WPP
London
2001.07 - 2004.05
- Responsible for all Inland Revenue correspondence including pay over of Tax and NICs each month and Year End
- Year End Returns - P11D's, P35's, P14's and P60's
- Payments and calculations for SMP, SAP, SPP and SSP
- Monthly analysis and completion of reports for Salary Journals and breakdown of expenditure to Management Accounts
- Student loans, Tax Credits and Tax Code changes
- Processing Weekly and Monthly payrolls
- Processing calculations and payments made to Pensioners
- Management of Junior Payroll Assistant
- Assist Payroll Manager where necessary
- Archiving and record keeping
- (Takeover from Cordiant Group in August 03)
Senior Payroll Officer Grade 5
Amec Rail Ltd
Croydon, Surrey
2001.03 - 2001.07
- As well as the duties that I performed as a Grade 4 Officer, I took full responsibility for the supervision and management of the staff working for me.
- Croydon Surrey
Payroll Clerical Officer Grade 4
Amec Rail Ltd formerly British Rail
Croydon, Surrey
1992.01 - 2001.03
- Processing Weekly and Monthly payrolls
- Mortgage requests for the company employees
- Processing calculations for arrears payments
- Processing average earning requests
- Support processing of the Income Tax forms P11D and P45
- Supervision and training of other staff
- Creating and designing spreadsheets for data requests as required
- Record keeping for all employees
- Telephone enquiries from both staff and management
- Error correction, BACS payments and manual paybills
- Croydon, Surrey
Treasury Clerical Officer
British Rail, Director of Funds
London
1990.01 - 1992.01
- Receiving, reviewing and processing invoices including matching them with purchase orders or contracts
- Maintaining organised records of invoices, payments and related documents
- Liverpool Street, London
Education
GCSEs -
Kelsey Park School
Beckenham, Kent1990-08
Skills
- SAP HR/FINANCE
- TEAMSPIRIT
- ADP
- SAGE
- QTAXPRO
- PS Payroll / AMS
- Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint
Certification
- 5 GCSE passes at A to C including Maths and English.
- IPPM Foundation in Payroll Administration
- IPPM Diploma in Payroll Management
References
Referees available on request.
Timeline
Payroll Senior Consultant
Lidl GB Limited
2021.03 - 2025.12
Payroll Team Manager
Lidl GB Limited
2016.05 - 2021.03
Payroll Consultant
Lidl GB Limited
2015.11 - 2016.05
Payroll Senior Officer
Lidl GB Limited
2004.05 - 2015.11
Senior Payroll Assistant
WPP
2001.07 - 2004.05
Senior Payroll Officer Grade 5
Amec Rail Ltd
2001.03 - 2001.07
Payroll Clerical Officer Grade 4
Amec Rail Ltd formerly British Rail
1992.01 - 2001.03
Treasury Clerical Officer
British Rail, Director of Funds
1990.01 - 1992.01
GCSEs -
Kelsey Park School