Payroll Assistant

Rexel France; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Performance Related Bonus

33 days annual leave

Enhanced parental leave

Free virtual GP service

Staff discounts

Financial support and education

Job summary

Rexel France is seeking an experienced Payroll Assistant for a fixed term of 12 months in a hybrid role, collaborating two days a week from the office in Birmingham. You will ensure all payroll activities are completed on time and accurately while assisting teams with pay-related queries.

This role demands experience in the full payroll lifecycle, knowledge of statutory regulations, and strong collaboration skills to maintain effective partnerships. Benefits include a performance-related bonus, extensive annual leave, and a contributory pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience within the full payroll lifecycle; end-to-end experience.
• Knowledge of statutory deadlines and relevant regulations.
• Maintaining strong partnerships with all stakeholders to provide quality payroll services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the administration of all payroll activities ensuring completion is on time and accurate.
• Support business functions and teams with pay-related queries.
• Ensure a timely, efficient and accurate payroll process.

Skills

Collaboration

Takes Accountability

Customer Focus

Optimises Work Processes

Job description

Company Description

Are you an experienced Payroll Assistant, looking for an opportunity on a fixed term basis for 12 months working within a hybrid model?

Here at Rexel we are excited to have an opportunity to cover a period of maternity within our payroll team. As a Payroll Assistant you will deliver the administration of all payroll activities ensuring completion is on time and accurate whilst maintaining compliance with internal and statutory requirements.

You will be responsible for ensuring a timely, efficient and accurate payroll process is completed and for supporting the business functions and teams with pay related queries through to resolution.

With just over 1900 employees and one monthly payroll this is a great opportunity for someone to add value and have impact from day one.

This is a hybrid role where our teams collaborate two days per week in our offices at Eagle Court, Sheldon (B26) with plenty of free onsite parking and just ten minutes from Birmingham airport, the rest of the week is remote.

Job Description

Benefits

• Hybrid working with 2 days per week in our offices
• Contributory pension scheme and life assurance
• Bonuses: Performance Related Bonus scheme
• Time Off: 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays, increasing throughout the years too)
• You can also buy and sell holiday each year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Support & Development: Extensive learning opportunities from day one.
• Health & Wellbeing: Free virtual GP service, Healthy Mind Champions, and more!
• Perks: Staff discounts, exclusive holiday offers and free financial support and education

Qualifications

At Rexel, we prioritise hiring individuals based on behaviours and potential, rather than requiring specific formal qualifications for roles, the behaviours that will set you up for success include:

• COLLABORATION: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to achieve shared objectives
• TAKES ACCOUNTABILITY: Taking action, overcoming obstacles, and meeting commitments
• CUSTOMER FOCUS: building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• OPTIMISES WORK PROCESSES: knowing the most effectively and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement

Ideally you will also have:

• Experience within full payroll lifecycle; end-to-end experience
• Knowledge of statutory deadlines and relevant regulations
• Previous experience maintaining compliance with all statutory regulations relevant to payroll
• Maintaining strong partnerships with all stakeholders to provide quality, efficient and customer focused payroll services
• High customer focus with a solution-oriented mindset
• Comfortable working to deadlines whilst maintaining exceptional accuracy and diligence

Additional Information

At Rexel UK, we’re all about welcoming people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives because we know that diversity drives fresh ideas and great results.

By coming together as one team, we’re building a high-performance culture that not only drives success but also creates real value for our customers and communities.

Creating an environment where individuality is celebrated and creativity flourishes, we're making sure everyone feels supported and confident to be their best.