Payroll & People Services Advisor – Hybrid Role

Anglian Water; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension plan (double-match)

24/7 Virtual GP

25 days annual leave

Life assurance 8x salary

Personal accident cover 5x salary

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking a highly organised People and Payroll Services Advisor to join our People Team. You’ll ensure payroll is accurate, compliant and delivered on time across SAP Payroll and Workday, while guiding colleagues on payroll processes and statutory requirements.

This is a full-time, hybrid role that handles monthly payroll activities, employee lifecycle events, data maintenance, statutory payments, pension administration and payroll reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll administration and payroll processing.
• Good understanding of PAYE, HMRC requirements and payroll legislation.
• Experience maintaining accurate employee records and handling confidential information.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills.
• Experience using Workday or similar HR systems.
• Experience using a payroll system, ideally SAP.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet key payroll deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Processing monthly payroll activities, ensuring accuracy and compliance with payroll legislation.
• Managing employee lifecycle payroll activities including starters, movers and leavers.
• Maintaining employee data across Workday and SAP systems.
• Processing statutory payments and deductions, including maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay.
• Supporting pension administration, payroll audits and statutory reporting requirements.
• Managing payroll-related payments including expenses, company cars, union subscriptions, salary sacrifice schemes and court orders.
• Producing payroll reports and carrying out variance checks to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Providing excellent customer service and payroll support to employees, managers and internal stakeholders.
• Working collaboratively with HR, Reward, Finance and external providers to resolve payroll queries and improve processes.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and helping drive efficiencies across payroll operations.

Skills

Payroll processing

PAYE knowledge

Customer service

Data confidentiality

Microsoft 365

Tools

Workday

SAP

Job description

Anglian Water is seeking a highly organised People and Payroll Services Advisor to join our People Team. You’ll ensure payroll is accurate, compliant and delivered on time across SAP Payroll and Workday, while guiding colleagues on payroll processes and statutory requirements.

This is a full-time, hybrid role that handles monthly payroll activities, employee lifecycle events, data maintenance, statutory payments, pension administration and payroll reporting.