Sopra Steria
Payroll Administrator

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Are you looking for a part-time role where your attention to detail, customer focus and organisational skills can make a real impact on the experience of thousands of employees?
As a Payroll Administrator, you'll play a key role in supporting the delivery of an accurate and efficient payroll and pensions service for approximately 6,500 employees. Working within the dynamic People Hub, you'll help ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time while providing excellent customer service to employees, managers and stakeholders.
This is a part-time permanent opportunity, offering 22.5 hours per week across 3, 4 or 5 days, with hybrid working and attendance onsite up to 3 times per week in the Newcastle office.
What you'll be doing:
- Processing payroll administration activities including new starters, employment changes, terminations, ad-hoc payments and deductions.
- Maintaining accurate employee payroll records and ensuring payroll data is updated correctly within payroll systems.
- Supporting pension administration activities, employee benefit deductions and statutory payment processes in line with HMRC guidelines.
- Managing payroll-related queries from employees and managers, delivering a professional and customer-focused service.
- Processing legislative payroll documentation, including tax, student loan and court order updates where required.
- Building effective working relationships across the People Hub to support the successful delivery of payroll services.
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- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate records and data.
- High levels of numeracy and literacy, including GCSE English and Mathematics (or equivalent) at Grade A-C/9-4.
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
- A proactive, customer-focused approach with experience delivering high-quality customer service.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.
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- Experience working within a payroll, pensions, HR or finance environment.
If you're interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!
Although this role is advertised as part-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improve performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.


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Employment Type: Part-time (22.5hours pw) perm.
Location: Newcastle (Hybrid).
Security Clearance Level: SC.
Internal Recruiter: Becky.
Salary: £28,000-30,000 pa (Full time equivalent)
Benefits: 25 days annual leave, plus BHols with the option to buy extra days, 4 x death in service life assurance, Health Cash plan, Pension, 3 days paid volunteering, 5 days paid carers leave and an opportunity to opt in for more specific benefits..
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