Payroll Administrator - Telford

Job description

Schneider Electric has a great opportunity for the right person to join our UK team as a Payroll Administrator in our Telford Office.

Schneider Electric is the global specialist in energy management and automation. With revenues of ~€27 billion in FY2015, our 160,000+ employees serve customers in over 100 countries, helping them to manage their energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations. Our connected technologies reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. At Schneider Electric, we call this Life Is On.

Help us deliver solutions that ensure Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment: https://youtu.be/NlLJMv1Y7Hk . We're looking for people with a passion for success — on the job and beyond. See what our people have to say about working for Schneider Electric: https://youtu.be/6D2Av1uUrzY . Scope & Environment: UK and Ireland - circa 4,200 employees to be served by HR Services Organisation

Your Mission:

You will role report directly to the Payroll Manager UK and you will have exposure to a wide range of payroll activities, projects and integrations and will have the opportunity to take ownership of payroll processes whilst adopting a proactive and efficient approach. The key objective is for you to deliver efficient and timely payroll services activities to the business whilst engaging with HR Partners to ensure payroll is aligned to business needs, applying a continuous improvement ethos to ultimately increase customer satisfaction.

Your Key Responsibilities:

1. Prepare and Input Payroll data for monthly Payroll transactions, ensuring that all deductions and additional payments are made for the appropriate period.

2. Ensure the payroll is processed in line with legislation and company policies

3.Liaise with relevant stakeholders to ensure all salary payments are processed on time and accurately. Build strong working relationships with key contact's.

4. Prepare and reconcile payroll payments on a monthly basis for 3 rd party suppliers and HMRC

5. Manage the administration of the Pension schemes, preparing and reconciling payments for pension contributions

5. Contribute ideas and solutions to improve the processes and efficiencies within the Payroll function

6. Prepare and deliver requested Payroll reports

7. Administering requests from Government agencies and other 3rd Parties.

8. Collate, submit and distribute P11D information.

9. Support the Payroll Manager with the administration of the ECO car scheme.

10. Deal with employee queries via calls and emails within a strict SLA

11. Complete national statistics form on a monthly basis for the Office of National Statistics.

Requirements

Education:

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent – A-C in English and Math's.

CIPP qualified or working towards.

Language requirements:

English fluent

Experience :

You will have significant experience in a Payroll environment, and will have gained a good understanding and working knowledge of all aspects of Payroll processing.

You will have previous experience of working at this level within a shared services environment

It is desirable for you to have experience of ADP Freedom

Your skills:

You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Excellent customer service skills / customer focused

Ability to communicate effectively across the organisation

Ability to work to defined deadlines and under pressure

Strong IT skills, including evidence of Excel, Word and Lotus notes

Experience of process improvement techniques and confident in learning new systems

Ability to work as part of a team towards a common goal

Ability to process payrolls

Excellent attention to detail, accurate and conscientious, providing a high quality of work

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary and a long term career with global opportunities, we offer 25 days annual leave + statutory days, DC Pension and Flexible Employee Benefits.

You know about us, so let us learn about you! Apply today.

At Schneider Electric we want our employees to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We welcome people as they are, creating an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are seen as a real value for the company. We embrace a high-performance culture by being straightforward, open, passionate and effective and challenging the status quo.