Senior Payroll Administrator
1. Full-time
2. Vacancy Type: Temporary
3. Department: HR
4. Travel: Regular travel to a specific site/s
Company Description
We are currently looking for a UK experienced Senior Payroll Administrator to join our team. 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.
The role provides support to the Sysco GB business, comprised of four operating companies, with a total headcount of 8,200 colleagues on two PAYE monthly paid payrolls with an annual value of £250M.
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.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
5. Provide day to day support and guidance to a team of Payroll Administrators, whilst supporting the Payroll Manager/ Business with associated responsibilities
6. Acts as a point of escalation for team members, managers or colleagues. Resolves any technology related issues that occur and acts as a trainer to new team members. Provides data or reports as requested by internal or external customers and manages escalations/ complaints as required with internal/ external stakeholders/ third parties
7. Responsible for the timely completion of weekly tasks (absence, payments, tax code and student loan downloads; BACS advance runs) to enable the Payroll Team to process and run the end to end monthly payrolls
8. Compile payroll data by maintaining payroll records, to correctly pay employees. Support allocated business areas with regular tasks and ad-hoc requests. Ensure contractual and statutory obligations met and are adhered to
9. Process UK monthly payroll in an accurate and timely manner (in accordance with UK legislation and monthly deadlines on SAP system).
10. 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
11. Perform reconciliations and audit tasks for monthly payrolls
12. Carry out the accurate transmission of banking payments and bank accounts reconciliation
13. 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.
14. Continuously look to improve the efficiency of day-to-day payroll operations through work processes improvements
15. Advise on compensation, legislation, benefits and tax related issues
16. Work in collaboration with Finance, Treasury, Human Resources and Regional Teams on project initiatives and other system enhancements & testing as and when required
About you:
17. Previous UK payroll experience (must be in-house)
18. Demonstrate current and up to date UK payroll knowledge of legislation including PAYE, NI, SMP, SSP, NIC RTI
19. Ability to calculate manual salary and tax calculations
20. Working knowledge of SAP Payroll/ HR system.
21. Attention to detail and accuracy in every aspect of the role is essential.
22. Ability to deal with complex issues, identify solutions and implement them under pressure.
23. A proactive team player who can add value whilst meeting tight daily, weekly, monthly and annual deadlines.
24. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
25. Excellent knowledge of Excel (vlookups, pivots) and MS365.
We'd love to see:
26. P60 and P11d experience is advantageous
27. Knowledge of SAP software systems
28. Experience / participation in projects
29. Additional language skills
What you’ll receive:
30. A competitive salary
31. Generous holiday allowance, with option to purchase 5 additional holiday days
32. Pension scheme
33. Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
34. Discounts on Cinema tickets, shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sodexo.
35. Recognition awards and Incentives
36. Career progression opportunities - being part of Sysco, the world’s leading foodservice business, opens up a world of possibility
Additional Information
At Sysco GB everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Sysco GB and we recognise that Sysco GB can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.