Payroll Specialist - Manchester, United Kingdom - Fanatics

Fanatics

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Company Overview
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform.

The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect and Bet.

Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform.

Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans, a global partner network with over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores.

As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices.

We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans.

Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.

Role Overview:

To support the accurate and timely execution of Fanatics payrolls; both through effectively managing payroll operations.

Including contract and casual payroll calculation and processing, for up over 2000 employees across multiple countries payrolls including UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany India, Honduras, Thailand and Spain, with the possibility of further countries in line with business growth.

This role is on a temporary basis with view to end in February 2024.

Responsibilities:

Support in processing biweekly and monthly payrolls, liaising with appropriate sign off sought, working closely with both HR and Finance teams to deliver appropriate people and accounting reports.
Analysing and producing reports on hours, pay and overtime costs
Working with our Time and Attendance systems, and resolving any anomalies efficiently
Work closely with 3rd party providers to prepare yearend tax statements in all responsible countries (or equivalent)
Process, administer, input and audit information for all aspects of the payroll cycles
Work with HR to ensure that UKG is updated properly, so the information flows over to Activ8 accurately and in a timely manner (particular focus on new hires).
Help Create/Review Standard Operating Procedures.
Help add new employees to Activ8 payroll system.
Proper retention of payroll records and documentation.
Be part of a truly global HR and Payroll function
Collaborate with business partners to implement process improvements, test system changes, and lead special projects related to the payroll department
To liaise closely with Finance, ensuring that monthly reconciliations for budget control purposes are undertaken
Regular contact with auditors both external and internal on payroll related matters
To identify, be familiar with, research, and communicate the potential payroll implications to the Global Payroll Director, HR Director and wider Senior Team of existing and proposed legislation

Knowledge and Experience:

UK & International (Payroll experience including multiple currencies, time zones & legislation
Robust excel and computerised systems skills
Strong customer service and problemsolving skills
Ability to adapt to changing environment and support of multiple clients, under tight deadlines
Highly proficient in interpreting payroll rules and regulations
Knowledge of pension schemes, practices and pension scheme administration
Good IT skills with experience implementing payroll and time systems in medium sized organisations
Demonstrate the ability to have strong communication skills both written and oral and be able to work using your own initiative.
Knowledge of Payroll standards, benchmarking and performance indicators

At times will require working outside of normal business hours to support workload and partner time zones.

Tryouts are open at Fanatics Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now._

Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics' fair labor practices.