Payroll Analyst

Deutsche Post; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Pension with 8% employer contribution

GP consultations (24/7)

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Loans, savings schemes and mortgage/ad

Job summary

Deutsche Post in Milton Keynes is seeking a Payroll Analyst to join the Central Payroll Team. The role focuses on all administrative aspects of the payroll process, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and consistent application across UK operations.

You will advise sites, handle CCN processes with Zellis, resolve payroll queries, support overpayments, and assist with off-cycle payments, while maintaining accuracy and timeliness.

Qualifications

• Good analytical and numerical skills.
• Excellent Excel and MS Office skills.
• Previous payroll experience (Essential).
• Experience in manual calculations (Desired).
• Good attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good telephone and conferencing ability.
• Working knowledge of payroll/statutory legislation.
• Ability to gather and correlate correct date.

Responsibilities

• Manage CCN process with Zellis, sites and DHL Central Teams; ensure documentation and timely actions.
• Provide timely payroll support; handle pay calculations, deductions, sickness payments, back pay and related queries.
• Assist with overpayment escalation; validate calculations and prepare breakdowns; ensure timely payroll reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Excel

MS Office

Payroll experience

Overpayment calculations

Attention to detail

Communication

Payroll legislation

Tools

Zellis

Job description

Payroll Analyst

Grade: RCS M
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Milton Keynes (MK4 3FU)
Hybrid working, 2 days in office

Working pattern is 37.5 hours a week over 5 days, 25 days holiday, potential bonus

DHL, an award-winning, leading supply chain business is seeking a Payroll Analyst to play a vital role, performing all accounting processes for their respective operation.

This role is to support the Central Payroll Team in all administrative aspects of the payroll process, ensuring compliance with DHL standards and the consistent application of statutory and regulatory payroll requirements across UK payroll operations. The role has a strong advisory and educational focus, working closely with sites to ensure payroll processes are managed consistently, accurately, and transparently.

What does the role entail?

• Manage and maintain control of the CCN process, liaising with Zellis, operational sites, and DHL Central Teams to ensure all CCNs are accurately documented, reviewed. Monitor progress, track outstanding actions, and ensure timely completion of all CCN-related activities.
• Provide timely and effective support to Payroll Contacts by addressing and resolving payroll-related queries, including questions relating to pay calculations, payroll deductions, sickness payments, back pay calculation, and other payroll processes.
• Provide support for overpayment escalation queries as part of BAU payroll activities. This includes validating overpayment calculations, responding to legal related queries, preparing and reviewing overpayment breakdowns, and ensuring that all payroll reporting is completed accurately and within required timescales. Basic technical payroll skills essential.
• Assist the Central Payroll Team Managers with administrative tasks as and when required, support payroll checks before final payroll processing.
• Apply and process the SDP/OCP's received by site. Managing Off Cycle payment process and making sure they are raised correctly and within agreed deadlines.

What do we need from you?

• Good analytical and numerical skills
• Excellent Excel and MS Office skills
• Previous payroll experience (Essential)
• Experience in manual calculations (Desired)
• Good attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Good telephone and conferencing ability
• Working knowledge of payroll/statutory legislation
• Ability to gather and correlate correct date

Why join us?

• Private Medical Insurance
• Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
• Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
• Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
• Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice
• Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more

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