Payroll T&A Admin

Kerry Group; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nutrition company in the UK is seeking a T&A Payroll Administrator to manage payroll services effectively, ensuring timely payments and handling employee queries. The ideal candidate will have a background in payroll, exceptional communication skills, and a proactive attitude. This role offers both remote and onsite options, fostering an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Previous payroll experience essential.
• Confidentiality in handling sensitive information required.
• Ability to manage workload in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Administer Payroll, ensuring timely and accurate payments.
• Process relevant data for Payroll accurately.
• Provide Payroll support and deal with queries efficiently.

Skills

Payroll experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Tools

SuccessFactors

Clockwise

Kronos

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Here at Kerry we are currently recruiting for a T&A Payroll Administrator for our site in Portbury (however, this position could be remote within the UK for the right person).

You will have a key role to play in supporting the Kerry Business as you will be the first point of contact for all T&A related queries raised through internal AskHR system. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate a positive 'can do' attitude and the desire to deliver the best HR and Payroll service.

You'll be delivering best in class service, via continuous excellence methodology and problem solving whilst also being able to maintain excellent customer service delivery at all times, adhering to predefined SLA's.

The role also includes support for the expansion of services to include European Payrolls, giving the successful candidate exposure into a broad range of jurisdictions. You will be working closely with the Team Lead to ensure all Payroll T&A administration is completed accurately, on time, and all required outputs are produced and delivered according to business needs.

Key responsibilities

• Administer Payroll (weekly & salaried), completing them from start to end, ensuring that all employees are paid on time and correctly.
• To accurately input and process all relevant data required for Payroll, including salaries, step ups, overtime/shift/call-out payments, bonuses (MIP), benefit deductions, voluntary deductions, maternity/paternity allowances, sickness.
• Provide day to day Payroll and administration support in a timely and accurate manner, dealing with all queries raised on AskHR.
• Assist with Payroll audits as required.
• Maintaining employees' information on mySuccess, Clockwise and Kronos ensuring it is up to date, accurate and complies with Kerry standards.
• Maintain employees' leave balances, ensuring they are aligned to local policies.
• Manage all leave of absence requests (maternity, paternity, adoption, parental leave, unpaid leave, and jury service).
• Monitor and report on KPIs, raising issues for follow up with the HR Advisor and People Managers where appropriate. Complete regular and ad-hoc report requests including weekly and monthly KPI's.
• Manage all requests raised to the HR Hub through ServiceNow ensuring SLA's are met and issues are resolved in a timely manner and escalating when required.
• Maintaining electronic filing ensuring that folders are kept as streamlined as possible.
• Support in the roll out of any related Payroll initiatives.
• Proactively support a variety of projects which assist the team's transactional excellence agenda.
• Provide support and assistance to the Payroll Team, GBS and HR Business Partners where required.
• Policies / Procedures / SOP's – review of and updating as and when required.
• Problem solving – ability to identify and advise on improvements and efficiencies to be gained.

Qualifications and skills

• Previous payroll experience essential (Any experience specifically on MLE Payroll would be a distinct advantage).
• Experience of using SuccessFactors, Clockwise and Kronos desirable.
• Good working knowledge and experience of Microsoft specifically Outlook and Excel.
• Able to demonstrate absolute confidentiality in relation to sensitive information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to prioritise and manage own workload in a busy environment.
• An enthusiastic and effective team player with a proactive can do attitude and who will be brand-ambassadors of the Kerry Values.
• High attention to detail with the ability to produce highly accurate work under pressure and tight timeframes.
• Continuous Excellence / Lean Working skills.

Get in touch today!

In Kerry we benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles, and experiences. One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life. One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together. We are committed to nurturing an environment of positivity and inclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personally and professionally.

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status or any other protected characteristic.

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a "starter kit," investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

Please note We do not accept CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies where Kerry terms of business have not been signed. Additionally, we will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances. This also applies to CVs or candidate profiles sent directly to any Kerry Hiring Managers.