Payroll Administrator

at  Brakes

Company Description
Job Description
We are currently looking for a UK experienced Payroll Administrator to join the team on a full time, permanent basis. As part of our continuous development and growth strategy, we are looking for a payroll professional to join our HR Operations department on a hybrid working contract, with some working required from our Ashford office each week.
Reporting to the Payroll Manager, within this role you will be expected to process UK payroll operations, whilst ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance through the research, development and administration of efficient payroll policies and operating procedures. You are happy to be “hands-on” in all aspects of our team’s work. Most of all, they are colleague-service oriented with excellent critical thinking and communication skills.

• Process UK monthly payroll in an accurate and timely manner (in accordance with UK legislation and monthly deadlines on SAP system).
• Administer payroll related details on our HR/Payroll system including, but not limited to joiners, leavers, changes, benefit enrolments, absence, BACS & CHAPS payments, third party payments, payslips, HMRC/ tax codes and end of year processing
• Perform reconciliations and audit tasks for monthly payrolls.
• Carry out the accurate transmission of banking payments and bank accounts reconciliation.
• Provide a high level of customer service via colleague self-service systems, e-mails, in-person and online, in a variety of queries of varying complexity to our workforce.
• Continuously look to improve the efficiency of day-to-day payroll operations through work processes improvements.
• Advise on compensation, legislation, benefits and tax related issues.
• Work in collaboration with Finance, Treasury, Human Resources and Regional Teams on project initiatives and other system enhancements & testing as and when required.