Equans UK & Ireland
Payroll Team Lead
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Payroll Team Lead
Equans is looking for a Payroll Team Lead to join our Payroll and Benefits team based at Quorum Business Park on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.
You'll be based at our brand new, super modern Shared Services office in Newcastle, which is a dynamic multifunctional operation, where our people are committed to delivering great services that enable our business to meet its goals.
We invest in our people through a broad range of learning opportunities such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes.
We care about the health and wellbeing of our people and we’re proud of our Better Health at work Gold certification, achieved through various campaigns and activities supporting our employees.
We champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and have various forums across Shared Services where we encourage our people to take part, get involved and continue to shape and build on the culture we are proud of here at Equans Shared Services.
You will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of Payroll, Pension, and Benefit administration activities across the UK, ensuring accurate and timely processing in line with current UK legislation. This role will engage with employees, line managers, and HR Operational leads to ensure a quality and timely service delivery.
What will you deliver?
- Manage and oversee the day-to-day activities and tasks of their team.
- Regularly review the effectiveness of current workload management to ensure SLA and KPIs are met and leads and manages any ad-hoc/project work in line with customer expectations.
- Regularly review and implement effective procedures and processes for managing their particular area.
- Expert in their activity area and shares this expertise with others both in the immediate and wider teams to coach, guide, and support others.
- Drive excellence in service delivery, ensuring that the team completes activity in line with statutory or agreed Equans processes.
- Coordinate all audit activity for own work teams, with timely monthly sign-off.
- Lead business process mapping, process transformation, and improvement sessions with their team and implements improvements in liaison with the Payroll Manager and other key members of the HR Operations Team as appropriate.
- Improves and maintains process documentation and procedures to ensure they are fit for purpose taking into consideration feedback from stakeholders.
- Motivate, manage, lead, and coach the team to deliver service excellence against key performance indicators and challenging metrics.
- Coach members of the team in their activities to support their individual development, provide feedback on areas for improvement, and also provide ‘hands-on’ support where required.
- Manage a clear plan of monthly and annual activity for the team to understand peak periods.
- Develop strong working relationships with the Business Service Centre Leadership Team and other team leaders to provide a seamless service to those outside of Equans Business Services.
- Works closely with the SAP technical teams to help to analyse any system build requirements and also to verify any data loaded.
- Deputises for the Payroll Manager as required.
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What can we offer you?
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes:
- 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
- Free parking
- Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
- Gym membership discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Holiday purchase scheme
- 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
- Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
- Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
- Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
Who are we looking for?
- Team Leader or Supervisory experience within a Payroll Function – Essential
- Coaching or experience in developing others - Essential
- HR & Payroll systems – Desirable
- SAP (desirable)
- Administrative experience - Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft packages
- Ability to prioritize and work with colleagues to deadlines
This role includes a Basic DBS check therefore ability to pass is essential.
Who are we?
In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world.
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Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group.
Our ambition
At Equans, we are driven by our ambition to be recognized for our operational excellence and as the best place to work for our employees. This commitment extends to achieving global and sustainable performance through Impact, ensuring that everything we do aligns with our core values—Accountability, Respect, Team Spirit, and Service Focus.
We take ownership, act with integrity, and set high standards. We listen, support, and care for one another. We collaborate and build trust to achieve shared goals, always striving to meet our customers' needs in a proactive and pragmatic way. These values shape our culture, strengthen our community, and inspire us to deliver excellence every day.
What's next?
If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.
At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Professionals Network) and our Disability Network.
For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a relocation package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.
The Equans Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.
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