Payroll Administrator - Bristol, United Kingdom - FirstGroup

FirstGroup

Verified Company

Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Who are we?
GWR is the proud custodian of Brunel's railway - one of the most prestigious networks in the world. We have some of the newest trains in the country and exciting plans to extend services.

With more than one hundred million passenger journeys each year, we carry people to over 275 stations in the South West, from Cornwall and South Wales to London, passing through beautiful country and some of the UK's top tourist destinations.

We are transforming the way people think about train travel, empowering a team of over 6,000 people from diverse backgrounds to make it a great experience for customers.

Together, we will revalue rail as a very special way to travel.

About the team?
The Payroll team is based in central Bristol.

The team is responsible for the production of weekly and four weekly payrolls for GWR, TransPennine Trains Ltd (TPTL), Hull trains and Heathrow Express.

The team process all payroll and pension data and assist with the resolution of queries from staff and external organisations.

About the job?

This position supports the payroll function of GWR and TPTL, it is responsible for both processing payroll data and provide day-to-day support and reports to the team and support functions.

To deliver a high-quality payroll service to GWR and other company payroll services provided by GWR.

Your main responsibilities will be:

Responsible for the accurate processing of data into the payroll system from status returns, timesheets, all other business forms.
Ensuring that all interfaces from internal and external sources are effectively checked and controlled before submission to the payroll system.
Responding to colleague queries relating to payroll and attendance data.
Ensuring GDPR compliance for internal and external data.
Ensuring compliance with the GWR delegated authority matrix ensuring all GWR managers have appropriate authorisation levels to submit and authorise payroll data.
Adhoc duties as and when required.

You'll need to be:

Experienced in working in a large payroll department and working to tight deadlines.
Experienced in dealing with multiple terms and conditions.
Proactive with a positive cando attitude.
Able to provide excellent customer service.
Professional, confident and act with a high level of integrity at all times.

As a minimum, you will need to have:

Strong communication and people skills.
Knowledge and understanding of payroll processes.
Knowledge of statutory payroll legislation.
Accurate and with strong attention to detail.
Strong system skills, including excel and ideally Cyborg.

About the location?
The team are currently based in a modern office space in central Bristol.

Working Pattern?
Monday to Friday - 35 hours per week.

Additional Information?
There will be a requirement to work occasional weekends and Bank holidays to ensure payrolls are delivered on time.

The Reward?

As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including on-going development, defined benefit pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, company-sponsored health care plan, discounted shopping and gym membership and an employee assistance programme.

We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA, ethnicity, religion and disability. We maintain zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.

Ref:023298

Company:
Great Western Railway (GWR)

Website Skillset:
All Other Roles

Contract Type:
Fixed Term - Full Time

Contracted Hours:35

Location:
Bristol Temple Meads

If temporary, length of contract:12 Months

Closing Date:11 September 2023