Payroll Team Leader

Our central Payroll team support the day-to-day processing of the GXO payroll service, ensuring everything runs smoothly and ultimately that everyone gets paid accurately on time. If you have previous supervisory experience within Payroll and you’re looking for your next opportunity to make your mark, we’d love to hear from you.

We are currently looking for a Payroll Team Leader to cover a period of maternity, so this role will be on a fixed-term basis until March 2024. You’ll be based out of our head office in Northampton, however, this role offers hybrid working where the team currently works 3 days per week in the office and 2 days from home.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of £32,000 - £36,000 per annum. In addition, we offer 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days. You’ll also have access to a variety of high street discounts, as well as a cycle-to-work scheme, a workplace pension, and many other perks.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

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  Enter payroll information into the ADP Global View payroll system, both manually and using the appropriate SSL loading feature
• Update employee payroll records to include P45s, new starter declarations, tax and NIC data
• Get involved in the resolution of any pay-related queries received either over the phone or through our query ticketing system, SNOW
• Ensure that all payroll data and reports are routinely and proactively checked, with any errors being resolved in a timely manner

What you need to succeed at GXO:

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  Previous experience in a similar fast-paced payroll position role, with exposure to occupational pension schemes – if you have used ADP Global View, this would be a bonus
• Up-to-date knowledge of HMRC guidance and payroll rules and regulations
• You’ll have two direct reports, so past management exposure would be beneficial
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide a high level of customer service to your internal customers in a high-pressure, ever-changing working environment
• Confidence in the use of IT systems, especially Microsoft Office packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook

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