Payroll Analyst - 12 Months Full Time Contract

Barclays; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services is hiring a Payroll Specialist to manage payroll operations across the UK and Crown Dependencies. The role involves precise payroll processing, ensuring legislative compliance, and supporting the payroll team. Applicants should possess extensive payroll experience with a strong emphasis on risk management and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in payroll administration at an expert level.
• Proven success in driving process changes from conception to implementation.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll functions, including tax calculations and complex queries.
• Process payroll for various employee types and ensure compliance.
• Provide guidance on payroll matters and statutory filings.

Skills

Payroll Administration

Decision-making

Change Management

Risk and Controls

Strategic Thinking

Job description

This role is responsible for specialist payroll support in the delivery of the UK and Crown Dependency payrolls. The role manages critical payroll activities to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of the monthly payroll, including running the gross to net calculations, providing input to change projects (both business and government-led), and administering legislative documentation such as P60 and P11D. The role provides effective management of escalations for the tier 2 payroll team, offering guidance and support through to resolution.

To be successful as a Payroll Specialist, you must have experience with:

• Extensive experience of payroll administration and support, at an expertise level.

• Decision-making that considers policy, legislation, operational performance, and team deliverables.

• Proven success in driving process and procedural change initiatives from conception to implementation.

You may be assessed on key skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as technical payroll skills.

12 Months Full-Time Contract - Northampton

Purpose of the role

To manage payroll functions, including calculating employee pay, withholding taxes, and deductions, maintaining accurate payroll records, and handling complex pay queries.

Accountabilities

• Processing payroll for hourly, salaried, and commissioned employees, including tax and contributions calculations, withholding, and payments.
• Managing employee payroll records and troubleshooting issues.
• Providing guidance and support to employees on payroll matters, such as salary calculations, overtime, bonuses, and commissions.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory filings and managing responses to government notices related to statutory obligations.
• Handling payroll statutory reporting and liaising with tax authorities.

Analyst Expectations

• Perform activities promptly and to high standards, driving continuous improvement.
• Possess in-depth technical knowledge in their area of expertise.
• Understand fundamental principles within their domain.
• Lead or support team development, resource coordination, and work allocation.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors (if applicable), including listening, inspiring, aligning, and developing others.
• Develop technical expertise or act as an advisor.
• Impact related teams’ work and partner with other functions.
• Take responsibility for operational results, escalate issues appropriately, and embed new policies.
• Advise on decision-making, manage risks, and ensure compliance with rules and regulations.
• Understand how their sub-function contributes to organizational objectives.
• Make evaluative judgments and resolve problems based on factual analysis.
• Communicate effectively with team members and external stakeholders.

All colleagues are expected to embody the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and demonstrate the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.