Payroll Administrator

Who you are

• Graduate or equivalent educational qualifications to support this ‘early-career’ role
• Professional approach, self-motivated & good communication skills
• Effective analytical skills & confident with MS Excel
• Ability to work collegiately with payroll/HR/finance colleagues & business customers
• Exposure to payroll systems (e.g. ADP, G&A, Workday, OysterHR)
• Basic understanding of payroll and tax processes

What the job involves

• The Payroll Analyst is a key member of the global payroll team, providing support in the end-to-end running of payrolls and taking ownership of key foundational tasks
• Working with payroll vendors to deliver accurate, end-to-end payroll processing across designated UK, EMEA, and APAC payrolls
• Take ownership of specific payroll tasks and processes, including:
• Produce routine payroll updates for managers
• Manage relationships with payroll vendors (e.g. ADP, Deel, Xero), acting as the key point of contact for issue resolution and process alignment
• Manage / clear general queries in the payroll inbox
• Support quarterly and annual payroll audits globally
• Assist with global year-end activities
• Administer benefits and deductions processes
• Work with the team to identify, recommend, and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Work closely with the HR team to manage employee lifecycle changes (new hires, terminations, compensation changes), ensuring payroll inputs are accurate and compliant with company policy and local legislation
• Act as a key link between HR, Finance, and external payroll providers to ensure smooth and compliant payroll operations
• Providing support on ad hoc payroll initiatives to improve payroll processes, efficiency, and accuracy

Benefits

• Renowned Team Days often throughout the year
• Summer Away Days
• 23 standard days of holiday (+ 1 Birthday, +2 for a ‘Big Life Event’ and +1 Admin Day), closure of office over Christmas (plus Bank Holidays)
• Discretionary Bonus based on company performance
• Performance Reviews every 6 months with discretionary salary increases
• Private healthcare (Vitality) and/or Health Care Plan (Medicash)
• Mobile phone contribution
• Sport Challenge contribution
• Gym membership contribution
• 2x annual kit drops
• Tickets to sporting events
• Lunch once a week, breakfast and continuous supply of snacks
• Private healthcare schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Learning and Development opportunities, including certification in certain areas