Payroll and Benefits Administrator

Huntress - Bracknell; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Bracknell is seeking a Payroll and Benefits Administrator to join their HR team. The successful candidate will manage payroll administration across EMEA, ensuring compliance and enhancing processes. This full-time role requires strong payroll knowledge and the ability to implement improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with payroll processes.
• Strong knowledge of payroll and expenses systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll processing for various EMEA countries.
• Ensure compliance with local payroll regulations and tax laws.
• Oversee the administration of company benefits.

Skills

Problem Solving

Organizational Excellence

Tools

ADP

SAP Concur

Excel

Job description

Our client based in Bracknell are looking for a Payroll and Benefits Administrator to join their HR team on a full–time, permanent basis.

The successful candidate will be a proactive, motivated individual with prior experience in a payroll team. You will play a crucial role in ensuring accurate and compliant payroll administration across multiple countries. You will help enhance payroll processes and employee benefits programs, making a difference in the lives of the workforce.

Job Title: Payroll and Benefits Administrator

Location: Bracknell

Estimated Salary: c. 35,000 per annum

Type: Full time, permanent, Monday – Friday

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Lead end–to–end payroll processing for various EMEA countries, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Ensure compliance with local payroll regulations, tax laws, and social security requirements.
• Collaborate with external payroll providers to validate inputs, including salaries and benefits.
• Identify and implement process improvements for payroll and benefits operations.
• Handle payroll–related inquiries and resolve issues from employees across the region.
• Stay updated on changes in payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Support year–end payroll processes, including tax statements and compliance reports.
• Oversee the administration of company benefits, managing renewals and employee queries and identifying improvement areas and new potential benefits for employees
• Present to US senior leadership on ideas for Reward and Benefits across the EMEA region
• Scope out areas for process improvement and bring new ideas to the Senior HR Manager
• Liaise with auditors and tax authorities for payroll audits and compliance checks.

What we are looking for:

• Previous proven experience working with payroll processes.
• Strong knowledge of payroll and expenses systems.
• Experience with ADP and/or SAP Concur is a plus.
• Proficiency in Excel particularly manual calculations, creation of pivot tables and VLOOKUPs
• Up to date payroll legislation, principles and regulations knowledge.
• A commitment to accuracy, problem–solving and organisational excellence.

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.