What You’ll Do as a Payroll Specialist UK at Primark

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• In House Payroll delivery within our UK payroll team delivering pay to over 33,000 colleagues
• Support the payroll team in the production of the company’s payrolls
• Monitor work against deadlines and alert payroll Manager to any risks
• Work with the team to ensure that company and team procedures and policies are followed so that payrolls are delivered accurately
• Provide cover for Payroll Manager including by partnering with other Payroll specialists on payroll sign off and other high priority tasks
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset looking for opportunities across the team and process.
• Demonstrate high quality outputs with attention to detail
• Support the training/coaching of inexperienced team members
• Work closely with Compliance and Governance team ensuring we are delivering consistently in a compliant way.
• Demonstrate knowledge of processes and Primark rules across the team including year-end, pension rules and obligations, statutory returns and reporting
• Keep up to date on legislative changes and assist with BAU projects within the team
• Help allocate resources to ensure that period and year-end tasks are completed accurately and on time including pension and statutory returns
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships across the team
• Work cross functionally with other teams where required
• Help to identify and implement improvements and efficiencies
• Check and sign complex correspondence and draft replies to external bodies
• Exercise awareness of team, company and customer priorities
• Lead by example in holding down a key workload on the team to a high level of accuracy
• Process payments to 3rd Party Provider/external bodies.
• Payroll/Finance reconciliations.
• Demonstrate Primark Behaviours and values.
• Other duties may be required

• 5+ years payroll experience (or 2+ in payroll with minimum 3 in other industries) is required
• Experience of SAP Payroll System
• Detail orientated
• Ability to lead by example and has detailed knowledge of the payrolls on the team and the rest of the payroll landscape
• Detailed knowledge of tax regulations including knowledge of statutory and pension returns and year end processes
• Demonstrable experience of working to deadlines and performing duties under pressure
• Microsoft Excel knowledge to Intermediate level
• Ability to see through tasks fully with minimal support ensuring team lead is kept fully informed
• Organised and focussed approach
• Capable of making routine decisions on the team, recognising boundaries and knowing when to escalate
• Ability to use correct tone and approach in dealings within the team
• Remaining calm under pressure and can deal with multiple priorities
• Demonstrates flexibility whilst always keeping priorities and timelines in mind
• Supports team members in training and learning
• Is a collaborative team player with good interpersonal/communication skills.