Payroll Technician

Harrods; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrods is seeking a Payroll Technician within the HR Department to deliver accurate, compliant and timely payroll services across the Group. You will own a designated area of payroll, analyse information, perform controls and reconciliations, and resolve complex issues while supporting improvements and system changes.

Working closely with Payroll Administrators and the Payroll Manager, you will apply strong attention to detail, excellent communication and data analysis to ensure a reliable

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end payroll in-house environment.
• Strong understanding of tax, National Insurance, pensions and statutory payments.
• Experience handling complex payroll calculations and queries.
• Desirable CIPP qualification or working towards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate, compliant and timely payroll services across the Group.
• Analyse payroll information, perform controls and reconciliations.
• Resolve complex payroll issues and support system changes and improvements.
• Collaborate with Payroll Administrators and Payroll Manager to ensure service integrity.
• Support payroll testing, upgrades or process improvements.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Payroll processing

Payroll controls

Reconciliations

UK payroll legislation

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Payroll reporting

Data analysis

Coaching/mentoring

Change management

Tools

Payroll systems

Reporting tools

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Technician to join the HR Department at Harrods. As a Payroll Technician, you will play a key role in delivering accurate, compliant and timely payroll services across the Group. Acting as a subject matter expert within the payroll team, you will take ownership of a designated area of the payroll, ensuring payroll activities, controls and colleague queries are managed effectively. This role combines hands-on payroll delivery with technical expertise and business partnership. You will be responsible for analysing payroll information, performing payroll controls and reconciliations, resolving complex payroll issues and supporting payroll improvements, system changes and compliance activities. Working closely with Payroll Administrators and the Payroll Manager, you will help ensure the payroll service remains accurate, efficient and aligned to business requirements.

you’ll have proven experience in end-to-end payroll processing within an in-house payroll environment, along with a strong understanding of tax, National Insurance, pensions and statutory payments. you’ll have experience handling complex payroll calculations, payroll queries and payroll exceptions, along with experience completing payroll controls, reconciliations and payroll checking activities. you’ll have experience supporting payroll testing, upgrades or process improvements. you’ll have experience working with payroll reporting and payroll data analysis. It would be desirable if you have a CIPP qualification or working towards. you also have:

• Strong payroll processing and reconciliation skills.
• Good understanding of UK payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• High attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to interpret payroll data and identify issues.
• Good understanding of payroll systems, interfaces and reporting.
• Ability to support, coach and develop others.
• Ability to identify improvements and contribute to change initiatives.

Harrods is one of the world's most iconic luxury retailers, renowned for delivering exceptional experiences to customers from across the globe. As we continue to evolve our business and invest in our people, technology, and capabilities, we remain committed to setting the benchmark for excellence within luxury retail. Our mission is simple: to create extraordinary experiences that inspire and delight, while building a workplace where talented individuals can perform at their very best.

Our Promise to You Join us in making the impossible possible. In return, you'll be part of a collaborative and ambitious team where your expertise is valued, your development is supported, and your career opportunities are as unique as your aspirations. Alongside a rewarding environment, we offer exceptional opportunities to learn, grow, and build a meaningful career across one of the world's most recognised luxury brands.

Uniquely You While this advertisement outlines the experience and capabilities we believe will help you thrive, we recognise that talent comes in many forms. If your experience aligns closely with most of the requirements and you're excited by the opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.