Payroll Coordinator

Payroll Coordinator Swindon, Newport, or Stockton-On-Tees Band C - £26,406 It’s an exciting time to join UKSBS as we transform our business to be the leading UK public sector business service provider. We aim to become a very different organisation over the next few years as we move to a modern multi-platform, digitally enabled organisation. We now have exciting opportunities within our Payroll Team. These are great roles for experienced payrollers to take the next step, utilising and increasing their experience across complex payroll activities, with responsibility across the entire process. The payroll team provides the end-to-end payroll process for multiple clients across three different platforms amounting to in excess of 39,000 payslips monthly Duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Take ownership of one or more client payrolls completing the end-to-end monthly payroll processes Resolve complex and challenging queries (including General Ledger) through a variety of channels in line with agreed SLAs Calculate complex overpayments (e.g. across multiple tax years) – both manually and using QTax Pro4 and/or HMRC calculators Calculate and check statutory payments (SMP, ShPP, SSP etc) with legislative knowledge Work closely with the Client Stakeholders providing responses to complex queries and overpayments Run downloads of inbound ODEX tax notifications Perform pension checks and respond to pension queries both from the end users, stakeholders and pension providers Approve childcare voucher payments and administer Cycle to Work. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with client and internal teams (e.g. pensions team), external customers and third-party providers alike Peer check cash advances, P45, New Starter Checklist entries, 3rd party submissions (online and to Finance) Run monthly reporting requirements for client Process court orders Complete the roll-back and submission of RTI Create Settlement runs, submitting to the the Client for approval To do this role well, you will need the following: Previous experience within a payroll department handling large or multiple payrolls CIPP qualification or equivalent level of payroll experience Educated to GSCE level or equivalent including Maths and English Working knowledge of up-to-date statutory payroll guidelines and best practice Experience of working with Oracle Fusion or Workday Strong Excel skills including V-lookups and pivot tables High level of attention to detail Strong organisational skills Adept at problem solving and comfortable working to deadlines Supervisory or coaching experience Ability to explain payroll information to non-payroll colleagues and end users Your application: Closing date for applications is Mon 5th October, with interviews taking place week commencing 12th October. As part of the application process, you must submit both a CV and a covering letter. Your covering letter should outline your reasons for applying for the role and highlight any transferable skills and/or relevant experience that support your application. Please note that applications submitted without a covering letter will not be progressed. Artificial Intelligence: Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn. Successful candidates may be required to undergo Security Clearance (National Security Vetting) as part of their employment. To meet these standards, applicants must normally have lived in the UK for at least the last five years and be able to satisfy background, identity and criminal record checks. We are UKSBS. We are creating a place where people love to work, a culture where we lead, we change, we deliver and we empower our people to be curious, take action and add value. We look forward to hearing from you.