Payroll Administrator

J.P. Morgan; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial services firm as a Payroll Administrator, where you will manage payroll services for approximately 23,000 employees. This role requires strong UK payroll knowledge and skills in Excel. You will ensure payroll accuracy, resolve queries, and support the Payroll Manager with various tasks including audits and end-of-year activities.

Qualifications

• Previous UK payroll experience with an extensive understanding of payroll processes.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel is essential.
• Strong communication and time-management skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of the complete end-to-end payroll process.
• Resolve payroll queries within SLA and establish relationships with internal and external teams.
• Assist with year-end activities and payroll project requirements.

Skills

Accuracy

Due Diligence

Customer Service

Communication

Problem Solving

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Alteryx

UIPath

Job description

Great opportunity to join Payroll Team and assist in the production of Payroll related services for JPMC using an insourced, hosted software for approx. 23,000.00 employees.

As a Payroll Administrator in the Payroll Team, you will be responsible for the collection, formatting and input of payroll information to the payroll system, checking and analysis of payroll outputs, and query resolution.

Job responsibilities

• Develop a full understanding of internal payroll procedures and the insourced, hosted payroll software.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of complete end to end payroll process through execution of appropriate review, audit and checks
• Resolve payroll queries within SLA
• Establish and build relationship with all internal teams and external bodies HMRC, DWP
• Follow up on employee overpayments/claims/queries
• Provide support to the UK Payroll Manager and wider team and to assist with ad-hoc/annual activities e.g. year-end activities, project requirements

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Previous UK payroll experience and extensive UK payroll knowledge
• Numerate with UK tax and NI calculation knowledge
• User of Microsoft office suite – advanced user of Excel is essential
• Experience in operating in a controls focused environment
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good investigative and query handling skills
• Good time-management skills
• A positive and proactive approach to tackling issues and escalates where required.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work on own initiative
• Strong customer service skills
• Experience with Alteryx, UIPath, or similar IT solutions for automating or enhancing existing processes.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Relevant UK Payroll experience
• Knowledge of an insourced payroll model
• SAP / ADP experience