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Payroll Officer
Payroll Officer – Dive Operations (DiveOps)
How You Can Make Your Mark
Make your mark as a Payroll Officer at Boskalis! Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you’ll ensure the group’s Dive Operations (DiveOps) workforce is paid accurately and on time while adhering to PAYE and foreign tax legislation. You’ll also handle auto enrolment, statutory reporting, and policy/procedural controls, while supporting the Payroll Manager and teams across the UK and abroad.
Main Tasks & Responsibilities
- End-to-end payroll administration: Process payroll for DiveOps, collating, calculating, and recording data—either manually or via file upload—from multiple systems.
- Global tax support: Guide junior Payroll Officers on tax tracking for internationally mobile employees on the DiveOps payroll.
- Compliance assurance: Review and approve payroll records from various sources (including Onboard Tracker) to ensure adherence to company policies, procedures, and regulations for applicable jurisdictions.
- Deadline-driven processing: Submit payroll data to relevant stakeholders on legislative and company deadlines, accounting for overseas time differences and national holidays.
- Employee lifecycle support:
- Handle payroll for new hires (UK and international nationals), retirements, terminations, salary changes, benefits adjustments, taxes, salary sacrifices, deductions, and accruals.
- Assist with foreign tax calculations as needed.
- Data integrity & system management:
- Maintain accuracy in payroll systems and interfaced sources (e.g., integrated databases).
- Liaise with the Offshore Energy division to adapt to legislative/payroll processing changes.
- Team coordination:
- Support the offshore payroll team by addressing employee queries and providing in-depth responses.
- Collaborate globally to facilitate employee mobilization with accurate financial information.
- Financial reconciliations:
- Reconcile payroll control accounts and cost recharges.
- Flexible support:
- Perform other administrative duties for local and offshore payroll/finance teams.
- Act as an escalation point and cover for the Payroll Manager when absent.
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Required Knowledge & Experience
Two or more years of full-time payroll preparation/processing experience, with at least:
- One year or more working on large, complex international payrolls.
- Ideally, a payroll qualification (CIPP, vocational certificate, or in progress).
- Preferred experience:
- Overseas tax tracking and hypo-tax calculations.
- Working with high-volume data manipulation, foreign currency conversions.
- Control account reconciliations.
Key Competencies
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and payroll-specific software for data import, analysis, and organisation.
- Strong organisational and time management skills, able to prioritise under tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication—verbal and written—with management, teams, and stakeholders (domestic/international).
- Autonomous worker: Relies on self-directed problem-solving during high-pressure periods.
- Ability to adapt promptly when deadlines shift or priorities change.
What You Can Expect
Dynamic Workplace
- Join a diverse, cross-cultural team making a real impact globally.
- Collaborate with experts in dredging, offshore engineering, and marine projects.
Rewarding Benefits
- Competitive salary + industry-leading benefits:
- 25 days holiday (pro-rata) + UK bank holidays.
- Generous pension package + option to customise with flexible benefits (e.g., private healthcare, extended holiday days).
- Free parking, beverages, and a friendly office environment in Fareham, UK.
- Hybrid flexibility: Up to 2 days remote work per week for this mainly office-based role (37.5 hours).
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- Develop with Boskalis Academy training programs to realise your full potential.
Extra Information
- Team structure: You’ll work as a Payroll Officer in a team of three at Boskalis Westminster Ltd, reporting to the Payroll Manager.
- Location: Predominantly at Westminster House, Fareham, Hampshire, UK.
- Hours: Full-time (37.5 hrs/week).
- Next steps:
- Apply via the online application form.
- Attend an online or in-office interview.
- If successful, receive an offer—welcome aboard!
About Boskalis
Boskalis Westminster Ltd is the UK subsidiary of the Royal Boskalis Group, a global leader in dredging, offshore construction, and maritime services. With over 100 years of innovation, we drive sustainability, safety, and expertise across complex infrastructure projects worldwide.
Our Impact
Projects include:
- Manila International Airport’s land reclamation.
- Singapore’s first polder and Pulau Tekong developments.
- Extension of the Suez Canal.
- Creation of protected nature areas (e.g., Marker Wadden).
Join Us
As a Payroll Officer in Dredging, you’ll contribute to projects that:
- Protect coastlines.
- Reclaim land for development.
- Support critical infrastructure.
Our vision: Inspire unity in our people to deliver transformative, sustainable solutions globally.
Interested? Apply by completing the online application on our careers site—motivation letter + CV required.
Note: Applications and interviews are reviewed on a rolling basis. Early submission is encouraged.
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