Payroll MI Analyst - 9 month FTC

GXO; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Payroll MI Analyst for a 9-month contract. This role involves analyzing payroll data, generating reports, and improving payroll processes using data analytics tools like Power BI and SQL. The successful candidate will have a strong payroll background, experience with ADP Global View or SAP, and familiarity with large data sets. Flexible home-working options are available for this position.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Workplace pension

High street discounts

Qualifications

• Background in payroll with experience in data and reporting.
• Ability to identify and resolve data issues with minimal supervision.
• Experience with large payroll data sets.

Responsibilities

• Analyze payroll data and report findings to the payroll team.
• Provide monthly and performance reports on payroll.
• Support continuous improvement activities within payroll processes.

Skills

Data analytics tools (Power BI, Google Analytics, Tableau)

SQL knowledge

Advanced MS Access

VBA knowledge

Coaching and mentoring

Tools

ADP Global View

SAP

Job description

Love payroll? Obsessed with data? This is your moment!

At GXO, we’re looking for a Payroll MI Analyst to join us on a 9‑month fixed‑term contract. You’ll dive into data reporting, exception analysis, and process improvements—helping us standardise and streamline the way we work.

Based at our Northampton head office with flexible home‑working options (up to 3 days in the office), this is your chance to make an impact at the heart of our payroll operations

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £55,000 per annum. In addition, we offer 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days. You’ll have access to a variety of high street discounts, as well as a cycle to work scheme, a workplace pension, and many other perks.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Support the payroll team and wider payroll stakeholder group with the analysis of payroll data, identifying and escalating any omissions or errors
• Provide monthly management and payroll frequency reports along with payroll performance reporting
• Develop a detailed understanding of our payroll data requirements and become a subject matter expert for the reporting tools used
• Support and lead on continuous improvement and project activities to develop the payroll processes and reporting tools

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• A solid background in payroll with a strong track record of working with large amounts of data and reporting, you’ll need to be a confident user of a data analytics tool such as Power BI, Google Analytics or Tableau, SQL knowledge & advanced MS Access. If you have knowledge of Java or Python knowledge this would be big tick for us!
• Familiarity of working with data lake/warehouse(s) with VBA knowledge to remove manual activity
• Strong analytical and project management skills with the ability to identify and resolve problems with minimal supervision
• Hands‑on and in‑depth experience of working with ADP Global View, SAP or similar payroll products
• Ability to coach and mentor

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting‑edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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