Description
We are currently recruiting for a Payroll Admin position to join a market-leading Aerospace and Defence company based in Crawley.
Primary Purpose of the Role
The purpose of this role is to work within the HR Operations function, as part of the payroll team to deliver a timely and accurate payroll service for the company.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of a high volume, complex payroll on a monthly cycle
- Working against agreed internal performance targets and external benchmarks
- Ensuring all elements of the payroll process are delivered in line with HRMC and other legislative requirements
- Focused on the integrity, quality, timeliness, management of Payroll and HR data
- Working with key stakeholders continually to improve efficiency, simplicity and excellence in delivery
- Responsible for the management of suppliers on behalf of the function as appropriate
- Use data and trends proactively to identify key priorities and activities to support business objectives
- Ensuring that Payroll and HR processes are managed appropriately and effectively to minimise business impact
- Act as a role model for the HR function, actively promoting and supporting the companies UK people strategy and ensuring appropriate channels are utilised
- Work closely with the HR PMO and HR Support teams to ensure delivery and implementation of change activity and system implementation
- Demonstrating their specific contribution to the business through agreed metrics
- Acting as an advocate for Company values at all times and ensuring others act as role models within the function
- Working as part of an integrated and collaborative HR function that is focussed on driving business success
Skills
Essential
- Strong knowledge of all aspects payroll cycle, including processing Starters, Leavers, job changes, PAYE, NIC, Statutory payments and deductions, SMP, SSP, court orders etc.
- Knowledge of Auto enrolment and DB and DC Pension schemes
- Ability to calculate manual payments
- Strong analytical skills with good attention to detail and accuracy
- Committed to seeing tasks through to completion
- Confidential and diplomatic
- Customer orientation
- Interpersonal sensitivity
- Able to organise and plan own time with flexibility and ability to prioritise multiple activities
- Ability to remain calm and resilient under pressure
- Good team player and strong decision making ability within area of responsibility
- Able to challenge and influence behaviours and promote high standards
- Self starter with initiative and innovative spirit
- Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate at all levels
Experience:
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years experience of dealing with high volume payroll
- Experienced user of Microsoft Office tools
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Shared Services environment and working against defined case metrics and SLA principles
- Experienced user of Northgate PS Enterprise, Impromptu reporting tool
- Experienced user of Workday HCM
- Experienced with Salary sacrifice arrangements and Flex benefits schemes, P11D, auto enrolment, and RTI.
Qualifications:
Essential
- Educated to A level standard or equivalent
- Good GCSEs in English and Mathematics