Payroll Processor

Barclays UK; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Payroll Specialist to oversee payroll functions and ensure compliance with legislative requirements. This full-time position involves managing payroll activities, collaborating with finance teams, and driving process improvements. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in payroll administration, strong decision-making skills, and the ability to influence at senior management levels. Join a dynamic team that values respect, integrity, and excellence, and contribute to the continuous improvement of payroll processes in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in payroll administration and support.
• Proven success in driving process change initiatives.
• Ability to influence senior management effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll functions, including tax calculations and record maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with statutory filings and government notices.
• Provide guidance on payroll matters to employees.

Skills

Payroll Administration

Decision-Making

Influence and Negotiation

Process Improvement

Risk Management

Change Management

Business Acumen

Strategic Thinking

Digital Skills

Job description

This role supports the processing of the Crown Dependency payrolls within HR Operations. Responsibilities include managing payroll activities with the payroll vendor, ensuring accurate and timely payments and submissions to HMRC and vendors, and collaborating with the Finance/Control team to complete monthly processes efficiently. The role also involves reviewing working instructions, the governance calendar, and working with the vendor to ensure timely HMRC returns.

Key tasks include overseeing monthly payroll activities, providing support and guidance, implementing operational governance, ensuring team readiness for change, driving development, and maintaining compliance with legislative and policy requirements. Collaboration with Continuous Improvement and Change Teams and contributing to projects are also essential.

To be successful as a Payroll Specialist, you must have experience with:

• Extensive experience of payroll administration and support, with expertise level experience.
• Decision-making that accounts for policy, legislation, operational performance, and team deliverables.
• Influence and negotiation skills at senior management levels.
• Proven success in driving process and procedural change initiatives from conception to implementation.

You may be assessed on critical skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills, and job-specific technical skills.

This is a permanent full-time contract based in Northampton.

Purpose of the role

To manage payroll functions, including calculating employee pay, withholding taxes, and maintaining accurate payroll records.

Accountabilities

• Processing payroll for hourly, salaried, and commissioned employees, including tax calculations and contributions.
• Administering employee payroll records and troubleshooting issues.
• Providing guidance and support to employees on payroll matters.
• Ensuring statutory filings and compliance, including responding to government notices.
• Managing payroll statutory reporting and liaising with tax authorities.

Analyst Expectations

• Perform activities timely and to high standards, driving continuous improvement.
• Possess in-depth technical knowledge in their area of expertise.
• Lead and support team development, or develop technical expertise as an individual contributor.
• Partner with other functions and manage team responsibilities.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviours (if applicable) and influence decision-making.
• Manage risks and controls, ensuring compliance with rules and regulations.
• Understand how their work contributes to organizational goals.
• Make evaluative judgments, resolve problems, and communicate effectively.
• Build relationships within and outside the organization.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, along with the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.