Payroll Coordinator

Are you a talented Payroll Coordinator looking for a new dynamic role? This is an 11-month FTC opportunity that offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working pattern. In this role you will be responsible for running a number of payrolls (International & UK) to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time, ensuring all corporate policies and procedures are adhered to.

Location: Aberdeen
Salary: competitive
Sector: oil and gas
Contract: Fixed term
Closing date: 21/03/25
Contact: Candice Thompson
Email: recruitment@hunteradams.co.uk
Job ref: 12303
Job type: Specialist

Are you a talented Payroll Coordinator looking for a new dynamic role? This is an 11-month FTC opportunity that offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working pattern. In this role you will be responsible for running a number of payrolls (International & UK) to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time, ensuring all corporate policies and procedures are adhered to.

Responsibilities:

  • Input all payroll data accurately into SAP including but not exclusively: Tax Codes, Student Loans, Court Orders, Training, Expenses, Advances, Adjustments, Pensions, Childcare vouchers etc.
  • Review and check audit reports
  • Review all absences in SAP to ensure they comply with statutory and company rules
  • Review and send the payroll reports for approval
  • Produce and send the payment files for payment
  • Process the Posting to Finance
  • Prepare and send P45s to leavers
  • Ensure compliance of Pension Auto Enrolment
  • Raise payment requests as required
  • Assist with any payroll projects and testing as required
  • Respond to payroll queries from employees, HR and external agencies
  • Access, share and manage personal information relating to employees and colleagues in line with company and legal requirements regarding data protection and confidentiality
  • Keep up to date with UK legislation
  • Assist with year end processes
  • Keep the P11D and PSA data up to date throughout the year utilising multiple sources
  • Assist in implementing process improvements to enhance payroll efficiency and accuracy

Key Skills & Experience:

  • SAP Payroll knowledge desired but not essential
  • Exposure to Payroll projects, testing new implementations
  • Knowledge of UK payroll and pensions processes, principles, and legislation
  • Working with personal information relating to employees and colleagues in line with company and legal requirements regarding data protection and confidentiality
  • Experience in calculating and checking payroll manually desired but not essential
  • Resilient and able to use own initiative to find solutions
  • Receptive to feedback and eager to learn
  • Excellent communication skills, stress-resistant, and customer-orientated
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
  • Able to work to deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong professional integrity
  • Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload and forward plan
  • Ability to work on own initiative but also as part of a team
  • Excellent attention to detail and strong numeracy skills
  • Microsoft Office Skills (Word and Excel)
  • Excellent knowledge of English

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Ideally a payroll qualification, although relevant experience more important than academic qualifications.
  • Minimum 3 years of payroll experience