Payroll Officer

Flutter; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online sports betting and iGaming operator is seeking a Payroll Officer to manage payroll operations across the UK and Europe. The role involves ensuring accurate payroll processing, compliance with tax regulations, and collaborating with various departments. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in a high-volume payroll environment and detailed knowledge of UK payroll legislation. A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including a bonus scheme and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Uncapped holiday allowance

Enhanced pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Income protection

Hybrid working

£1,000 annual self-development learning fund

Paid volunteering days

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Experience in retail payroll is a plus.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Understanding of accounting principles as applied to payroll.

Responsibilities

• Manage payrolls and ensure timely and accurate input of employee data.
• Conduct payroll checks for payment accuracy.
• Handle payroll-related queries from employees.
• Provide payroll information to other departments on time.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Education

Proven experience in a high-volume payroll environment

Knowledge of UK payroll legislation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Zellis ResourceLink

Job description

Payroll Officer

Role Purpose
The Payroll Officer plays a key role within the HR Operations function, supporting the accurate and timely processing of payroll across multiple regions, including the UK, Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Ceuta and Spain. This role ensures operational excellence by executing each stage of the payroll process with precision, delivering correct payments to employees, and complying with tax, pension, and statutory obligations. The position also supports internal collaboration with Finance and other departments and contributes to continuous improvement of payroll processes.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Manage allocated payrolls, ensuring timely and accurate input and upload of employee data.
• Complete pre- and post-processing payroll checks to ensure payment accuracy.
• Ensure timely and correct payments and submissions to HMRC, pension providers, and other statutory bodies.
• Conduct pay period and year-end processes to support required statutory and internal returns.
• Reconcile deductions and third-party payments prior to release.
• Handle payroll-related queries from employees and external agencies.
• Maintain payroll data integrity and report system issues to the Senior Payroll Manager.
• Keep payroll procedures and timetables up to date.
• Provide payroll information to other departments on an agreed timeline.
• Reconcile payroll to the General Ledger and liaise with Finance for monthly reconciliations.
• Assist in planning and implementing legislative changes.
• Participate in payroll system development projects and process improvements.
• Ensure cross-training within the payroll team and provide cover when needed.
• Undertake other duties as required by the Senior Payroll Manager.

Skills & Capabilities:

• A positive and good-humored nature with a can-do attitude
• High level of confidentiality and professionalism
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter with the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Flexibility to work additional hours when required
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex payroll issues clearly

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proven experience in a high-volume payroll environment (essential)
• Detailed knowledge of UK payroll legislation, including tax, NI, RTI, and Auto Enrolment (essential)
• ROI payroll processing knowledge (desirable)
• Experience in retail payroll (desirable)
• Familiarity with Zellis ResourceLink (desirable)
• Experience producing payroll management reports (desirable)
• Understanding of accounting principles as applied to payroll (desirable)

Measure of Success:

• Timely and accurate payroll processing
• Compliance with statutory and company reporting requirements
• Positive feedback from employees and internal departments
• Successful reconciliation of payroll with Finance
• Efficient implementation of system and process improvements

About Flutter:
Flutter is the world's leading online sports betting and iGaming operator, with a market leading position in the US and across the world. Our ambition is to bring to bear our significant scale and our challenger attitude to change our industry for the better. By Changing the Game, we believe we can deliver long-term growth while promoting a positive, sustainable future for all our partners. We are well-placed to do so through the distinctive, global advantages of the Flutter Edge, which gives our brands access to group-wide benefits to stay ahead of the competition, as well as our clear vision for sustainability through our Positive Impact Plan. Flutter operates a diverse portfolio of leading online sports betting and iGaming brands including FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, Junglee Games and Adjarabet.

On May 31 2024 Flutter moved its primary listing to the New York Stock Exchange. With a greater proportion of our future profits expected to be generated in the US, and given FanDuel's #1 position in that market, we believe a US primary listing is the natural home for the Group.

What's in it for you: We are a flexible employer; whether you have personal commitments or a hobby that brings you joy, we want you to bring your best self to work and feel empowered to do so. We also like to share our success; after all you make it happen. We have an excellent benefits package that can be personalised to you:

• Bonus scheme
• Uncapped holiday allowance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Hybrid working
• £1,000 annual self-development learning fund
• Invest via the Flutters Sharesave Scheme
• Paid volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Wellbeing fund (£/₠250 a year)
• Recognition programs
• Electric car scheme, gym membership, discounts, vouchers and much more!

About Division/Function:
The Payroll team is part of the HR Operations Team and currently consists of the Senior Payroll Manager, 9 Payroll Officers, and 3 Payroll Specialists. The team is responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll operation across the UK, Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Ceuta, and Spain

We're working to be an inclusive employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know, and we'll see how we can accommodate them.