Payroll/benefits Administrator - Leicester, United Kingdom - DMGT

DMGT

Verified Company

Leicester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

PAYROLL/BENEFITS ADMINISTRATOR - 12 MONTH FTC

Location:

dmg:
media - Leicester

Position:
Permanent

Job Introduction

dmg:

media Finance Services provides support services to Associated Newspapers Limited, Daily Mail and General Trust Plc and other smaller DMGT owned companies.

Associated Newspapers is a publisher of national newspapers in the UK - the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, as well as Metro.

The division also includes newspaper printing operations.

Background to the Shared Service Function

dmg:
media Finance Services is a shared service function based in Leicester.

It was introduced as part of a reorganisation of finance, together with a new Agresso accounting system and our in-house sales ledger and credit management system.

It is continually evolving as work transitions in from the individual business units across the group.

The Shared Service function will consist of approximately 70 people, in the areas of order to cash (accounts receivable and credit control), purchase to pay (accounts payable), record to report (general accounting), payroll, HR Administration and related support services.

The staff are based primarily in Leicester, with a small number of staff, covering specific areas of work, based in London.

Primary role purpose

To provide an efficient and effective administrative support function (12 month FTC) covering the payroll and benefit processes in dmg media, within the payroll admin team.

What are we looking for
A payroll/finance administrator with a resilient, positive, enthusiastic, and methodical mindset with a good sense of humour.

You will be used to working in a busy administrative/payroll/finance function where priorities change daily and processes whilst documented, are flexible to adapt to business needs.

Attention to detail and producing accurate quality work is essential along with excellent communication and teamwork skills.

What will you be doing

Administering benefits in the payroll system
Recording benefits on central tracker
Reconciling invoices against credit notes, remittances, direct debits, etc.
Running reports/collating data regarding benefits administration
Answering general queries in the Payroll Admin inbox
Payroll inputting
Distribution of P45's/P11D's, etc.
Undertaking any other payroll duties as/when required by the business

Required skills and experience

An understanding of payroll practices/procedures.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Good people skills.
Highly motivated and able to work alone or as part of a team.
Ability to organise, prioritise and manage tasks accurately to meet demanding deadlines.
A proactive approach to identifying problems and formulating solutions.
An enthusiastic and flexible approach.
Committed to both self and organisational development.
Ability to work with accuracy and good attention to detail.
Ability to keep calm and stay focussed under pressure.
Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.

Desired Experience

Knowledge and experience of using of Trent and Workday.
Experience of working in HR shared services.
Experience of working on multiple payrolls.

About
dmg:
media

dmg media's brands deliver highly engaging, trusted content to millions of loyal customers around the globe, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Together, Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, i, MailOnline, Mail Plus, and reach more than 11m people daily in the UK.

Globally, our brands reach 180m unique browsers every month.
In March 2021, the business acquired the world's leading science title, New Scientist.

dmg media's newsbrands are expert at getting to the bottom of the stories most relevant to their readers.
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