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Payroll associate

Reading (Berkshire)
Primark
Posted: 21 September
Offer description

Because we strive to put people first.

Culture, our way.

Payroll at Primark

What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.

What You’ll Get

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best

Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.

What the successful candidate will be doing:

* Preparation and checking of high volume payrolls to help ensure that employees are paid accurately and on time.
* Working flexibly to set deadlines.
* Following detailed payroll checking procedures across all areas such as report production, payroll checking and correction, sickness processing, etc.
* Maintaining an allocation of stores by processing information received from People and Culture teams and providing an excellent service to all our customers.
* Learning and applying HMRC/Revenue legislation and Primark rules on calculating and entering company & statutory payments.
* Administration of new starters and leavers including processing starter declarations.
* Dealing with correspondence enquiries in a timely and efficient manner from stores, HMRC/Revenue and other third parties with the support of experienced team members.
* Processing attachment of earnings orders.
* Calculating and administering holiday pay entitlement.
* Administering pension deductions and assisting with pension correspondence and queries.
* Learning to calculate small numbers of manual payments and repayments.
* Administration tasks such as filing and post-sorting.
* Writing and producing reports using a reporting system and using MS Excel to carry out some day to day duties.
* Learning new tasks associated with payroll processing and systems with a view to role development.
* In due course taking on additional responsibility for other tasks performed by the team (for example, international payroll support).

What Primark is looking for in a candidate:

* Candidates demonstrating a ‘can do’, positive attitude.
* Successful candidates will possess 5 or more GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent), be accurate and flexible and be comfortable working in a busy environment.

The ideal individual will be:

* A competent team player with a positive attitude.
* Organised with good attention to detail.
* Motivated by ensuring high standards of performance and quality of work achieved.
* Able to work in a fast paced environment whilst maintaining accuracy.

Our fashion isn’t one-size-fits-all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.

If you require extra support at any stage of the selection process, please get in touch with our team at removingbarriers@primark.co.uk.

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