Payroll & Benefits Analyst

NES Group Ltd; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Payroll and Benefits Analyst to provide HR administrative support in Aberdeen. The successful candidate will manage payroll and benefits queries, conduct data analytics, and ensure compliance with client policies. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential, alongside demonstrated HR experience. This is a 6-month contract with a focus on confidentiality and analytical problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in HR.
• Must maintain confidentiality and integrity.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support administration of employee benefits.
• Manage reward and payroll queries.
• Prepare data analytics and dashboards.

Skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

IT literate

Tools

HR systems

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

SuccessFactors

Job description

Overview

Payroll and benefits analyst. Location: Aberdeen. Contract: 6 months.

Purpose of Role

To provide general human resources administrative and analytical support including providing accurate and confidential data/communication in support of compensation and benefits activities within UKBU.

Critical Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and the client's Procedures

Ethics and Compliance Responsibilities

Ensure that all activities and behaviours are carried out in accordance with the client's Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures, and to complete any compulsory compliance training as required.

Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence

• Support the day-to-day administration of UKBU employee benefits
• Focal point for the data within UK benefits portal and its provider ensuring quality of service - supported by Senior Manager - Total Reward. Attend fortnightly meetings, updating action trackers and support the data transfer to/from HRIS.
• Manage the reward and payroll shared inboxes and act as an initial focal point for general reward and payroll queries
• Support the Senior Payroll Adviser in monthly and year-end payroll processing including checking and supporting analysis
• Support the Senior Reward Adviser with compensation activities, including recruitment, benefits admin, benchmarking, compensation cycles, leavers calculations
• Coordinate the pension governance meetings and financial wellbeing calendar activities
• Review and formally document reward processes, working with relevant stakeholders for their input.
• Work with HR Operations Teams and Payroll to support the absence management process
• Acting as a focal point for any administration associated with all benefits plans including requisitions, invoicing and approvals
• Maintain and proactively update HR Connect and the employee benefits portal
• Conduct regular data audits of HRIS in conjunction with Data Analyst team to ensure reward data is accurate
• Support preparation of reward and benefits data analytics/dashboards and reporting
• Provide general HR support to the Reward team
• Any other reasonable duty as per instruction by your line manager

Critical Skills, Qualifications, Experience, etc.

• Demonstrable experience working in HR.
• Highly organised, numerate, with demonstrable problem-solving skills
• A high level of integrity, ethics, with strong attention to detail
• Must have the highest level of good judgment and be able to deal with matters that have the highest confidentiality level
• Ability to work to challenging targets and deadlines and to deliver when under pressure whilst remaining calm and professional
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, and the ability to deal confidently and professionally with all stakeholders
• Self-motivated and able to demonstrate a positive and "can-do" attitude
• IT literate with knowledge of, and ability to competently use HR systems and all other internal systems and databases. Knowledge of SuccessFactors or an equivalent SAP HRIS would be advantageous
• Must be advanced level in Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Able to produce data analytics from Excel using formulas and pivot tables
• Office Safety Induction
• Awareness of Safety and Environmental Critical Roles
• Introduction to Senior Management