Sharp Consultancy Supports Yorkshire Children’s Charity’s annual schools day out at Cannon Hall Farm.

On Wednesday, September 11th, half of our staff from both the Sheffield and Leeds offices volunteered to support Yorkshire Children’s Charity. Each year, this charity provides hundreds of children from schools across Yorkshire with the opportunity to enjoy a fantastic day out at Cannon Hall Farm, and they rely on many volunteers to make this happen.This year, over 600 children who might otherwise not be able to enjoy a day trip like this, partook in what turned out to be a brilliant day. Yorkshire Children’s Charity is very close to our hearts here at Sharp Consultancy as not only is it focused on the county we call home, the charity helps children who for a variety of reasons, are in a position of disadvantage. For many of these children, this was their first visit to a farm and possibly their first experience outside their local area. Apart from a brief deluge for 10 minutes at the start of the day and a light shower at the end the day, the rain mostly stayed away. The team from Sharp Consultancy, along with many other volunteers helped get the packed lunches delivered, drinks poured, biscuits distributed and joined the teachers showing the children around the farm – from reptile houses to the pig pens (much holding of noses and retching noises!), tractor rides to see Llama’s and reindeer, sheep racing, ferret racing, meerkats and mongoose. It was a day like no other.No matter how old you are, if you think back really hard, you can probably just about remember the first time you saw a snake or huge monitor lizard in a zoo; or goggled at the size of a shire horse and the amazement you felt – multiply this by 608 children and you might just have some idea how special the day was. And don’t children ask the best questions. I have never been asked so many questions I didn’t know the answer to – ‘Why do snakes put their heads in that position?’ Why are some leaf cutter ants carrying leaves to their nest and some carrying them away from their nest?’ Why is that cow laying down and that one stood up?’ my answer – ‘it must be tired’ – there response ‘what’s it been doing to get tired?’ Or my favourite ‘What can run faster, a meerkat or a ferret?’. The team here at Sharp Consultancy had an amazing day (I think if enjoyment could be measured, we’d have given the children a run for their money!) It was a humbling and enlightening experience and on occasions, very emotional (my word, you really appreciate just exactly how lucky you are and have been). Most of all though it was a delight to meet 608 amazing young people, dozens of teachers and assistants (you really are heroes, and nothing will make me change my mind on that) and all our fellow volunteers and charity employees Annabel and Abbie – join the teachers in our collective hero worship. A day to remember…forever.

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Our client is a leading Professional Services business based on the Wakefield/Leeds border and they have a requirement for a Payroll and Benefits Manager due to a recent restructure.

This is an excellent opportunity to get involved in a strategic role where you will be responsible for the development of the Payroll & Reward offering ensuring that the package is attractive to existing and future employees as well as maintaining a hands on approach to payroll.

The ideal candidate will be a strong Payroll professional (CIPP preferred) with a passion for Payroll and with a right first time approach.

Duties include:

To manage a small team day to day in effective delivery of the UK and Ireland payroll using Dayforce (circa 1000 employees) and including a small number of EMEA country payrolls
To manage day to day benefit administration and annual renewals for Group Life Assurance, Group Income Protection, PMI/Health Insurances, Pension, other benefits
Lead and manage all annual reporting duties such as P11d’s, PSA, Gender Pay Gap and equivalent in other EMEA countries where required

Manage and advise on IR35 off payroll working assessments as and when required

To act as an escalation point for operational payroll and benefit queries from the team, investigate any complex issues resolve to conclusion within the relevant deadlines
Oversee the preparation, co-ordination, and approval of all payrolls ensuring that employees are paid accurately and on time and all legal requirements are met within relevant deadlines
Oversee day to day management and service review of the outsourced payroll bureaus and resolve escalated employee, Finance or business queries

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

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Liam O'Flaherty

Senior Consultant

Payroll and Benefits Manager

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