Payroll and Benefits Specialist

JR United Kingdom; Coventry; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in battery technology seeks a Payroll and Benefits Specialist to manage payroll processing and employee benefits administration. Join a dynamic team committed to sustainability and employee development in a rapidly scaling environment.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Car Allowance

Company Bonus

Enhanced Parental Leave Policy

Cash Allowance for Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience of administering managed payroll services.
• Knowledge of payroll processes for employee benefits.
• Experience of working with an outsourced payroll provider.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy of monthly payroll via payroll provider.
• Administer payroll compliance including PAYE and NIC.
• Respond to employee Reward & Benefits queries.

Skills

Excel

Payroll Compliance

Employee Benefits Administration

Tools

iTrent

ADP

Job description

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Client:

Agratas

Location:

coventry, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

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About us

Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries for the mobility and energy sectors.

We are a scale-up business with a start-up mentality and the backing of a well-established parent company. The UK business headquarters is in the Midlands we are committed to developing the next generation of battery technologies.

We are proud of our company culture - The Agratas Way - created for our people, by our people. As a start-up, we have the exciting opportunity to continuously create the business we want to be – how things are done around here and how it feels to work for us – is in our hands.

Driven by our pursuit to create a cleaner, greener, more sustainable planet, we are committed to everybody’s development and growth.

The opportunity

The Payroll and Benefits will be responsible for working within our Reward & Benefits team to provide administrative support to our employee benefits schemes and ensure accurate payroll processing for these schemes..

This role will support with Reward/Payroll projects, provide general support and signpost information as required. As Agratas is on a scale-up journey in the UK, this role will support the delivery of Reward and other ad hoc HR projects as required.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy, completeness and timely provision of the monthly payroll via our payroll provider.
• Gather and input monthly data including starters, leavers, sickness, overtime and expense claims.
• Administer payroll compliance as required e.g. PAYE, NIC, P11D’s, Pension and Auto-enrolment.
• Respond to employee Reward & Benefits queries.
• Assist with extracting payroll information and compiling reports as required.
• Manage and co-ordinate best practice processes to ensure the accurate processing of all pay related data.
• Administer our employee benefits programme. Ensure employee selections are feeding through to payroll and suppliers.
• Support employees with any benefits related questions.
• Work with employee benefits providers to deal with queries and reporting.
• Working with Finance to ensure appropriate PO cover and reporting is in place.
• Support cyclical Reward & Benefits activities.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Experience of administering managed payroll services and payroll compliance.
• Experienced in using Excel and other MS Office tools.
• Experience of administering employee benefits schemes.
• Experience of handling benefit provider queries.
• Knowledge of payroll processes required to administer employee benefits (salary sacrifice etc.)
• Experience of working with an outsourced payroll provider.
• Knowledge of payroll platforms (iTrent, ADP etc.)
• Knowledge of all cyclical payroll processes along with a thorough understanding of tax and other deductions.

What you’ll get…

As a new company, our reward scheme is constantly evolving. We continue to review the market to deliver a competitive benefits package, which currently includes private healthcare, car allowance, company bonus, enhanced parental leave policy and a cash allowance to boost your benefits. We are a flexible business that is committed to promoting work-life balance, partnering with Yulife to provide our team members with total wellbeing support.

You’ll work in a rapidly scaling-up environment as a subsidiary of the multinational corporation, Tata Sons, to help build the UK’s biggest battery manufacturing facility and make your mark in a new organisation.

Agratas is a place to be authentically you.

At Agratas we strongly believe that people are at their best when they feel supported and happy in their workplace. To that end we continue to cultivate a diverse workforce which protects the individuality of each team member. We therefore warmly welcome applicants from any race, gender, sexuality, and ability. Should you have a preference in how your suitability is assessed for this role or require any reasonable adjustments please let the Talent Acquisition team know.