Payroll Analyst

Payroll Analyst

Location: Reading, with free onsite parking.
Package: Starting from £29,140
Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. We support flexible working where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, so please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working arrangement when you apply.

Ready to play your part?

At AWE, it’s not just a job, it’s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

As a Payroll Analyst, you will be responsible for the provision of an efficient and effective payroll service ensuring customers (staff and pensioners) are paid accurately and on time in accordance with company and statutory regulations. To maintain and input payroll information in an accurate and timely manner.

Duties:

• Ensure accuracy of payments to employees/pensioners.
• Liaison with employees, pensioners, external bodies, and internal departments.
• Act as Information Management point of contact, providing support and guidance to the Payroll Team.
• Accountable for collating, developing, and issuing reports and presentation materials in accordance with company standards as and when required against key deliverables.
• Accountable for developing and maintaining working relationships with, and awareness of, key internal and external stakeholders.
• Accountable for appropriate management of sensitive or classified material.

Responsibilities:

• Manage weekly/monthly payroll data in the Business System in accordance with statutory and contractual obligations and to pre-defined timescales.
• Process and monitor all staffing changes including starters, secondments, transfers, leavers and other amendments to salaries and employee data in a compliance with policy and payroll requirements.
• Manage input, calculation and recording of sickness payment both statutory and occupational.
• Manage input, calculation and recording of maternity, paternity, SHPL and adoption payments both statutory and occupational.
• Manage input, calculation and recording of Fixed and Casual allowances payments and adjustments.
• Manage balance adjustments and prepare PLO11.
• Settlement agreements, Pension amendments on notional pay for SMP and SPL.
• Overtime payments and adjustments, Cyclamen reporting of OSR and over payment adjustments.
• The checking and processing of travel and expense claims in accordance with policy.
• The processing of relevant HMRC forms including P45, P60 and manage adjustments and Tax code updates.
• Manage all Coulport imputing and adjustments.
• Checking and entering all temp data including HHA amendments.
• Prepare information to assist in the provision of information to external agencies in relation to mortgage reference etc as required.
• Advise employees, pensioners and managers on payroll issues as first point of contact for enquiries.
• Archiving of payroll data in accordance with Information Management policy.
• Administration of Childcare Salary Sacrifice Scheme, 3RD party payments and court orders.
• Protection of confidentiality of data.
• Responsible for providing continuous improvement of processes, procedures and practices related to the role.
• Responsible for ensuring understanding of responsibilities and demonstrates appropriate behaviours in line with the Company’s Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality and Ethics Standards.
• Responsible for undertaking other duties as reasonably required from time to time by line and task management.
• Provide data for ICAF controls and attend walkthroughs.