This role is responsible for specialist payroll support in the delivery of the UK and Crown Dependency payrolls. The role manages critical payroll activities to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of the monthly payroll, such as running the gross to net calculations, providing input to change projects (both business and government-led), and administering legislative documentation such as P60 and P11D. The role also provides effective management of escalations for the tier 2 payroll team, offering guidance and support through to resolution.
To be successful as a Payroll Specialist, you must have experience with:
* Extensive experience in payroll administration and support, at an expertise level.
* Decision-making that accounts for policy, legislation, operational performance, and team deliverables.
* Proven success in driving process and procedural change initiatives, from conception to implementation.
You may be assessed on key skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This is a 12-month full-time contract based in Northampton.
Purpose of the role
To manage payroll functions, including calculating employee pay, withholding taxes, and managing deductions, while maintaining accurate payroll records and resolving complex pay queries.
Accountabilities
* Processing payroll for hourly, salaried, and commissioned employees, including tax and contributions calculations, withholding, and payments.
* Maintaining employee payroll records and troubleshooting issues.
* Providing guidance and support to employees on payroll matters, such as salary calculations, overtime, bonuses, and commissions.
* Ensuring compliance with statutory filings, including responding to government notices related to statutory obligations.
* Managing payroll statutory reporting and liaising with local tax authorities.
Analyst Expectations
* Perform activities timely and to a high standard, continuously improving processes.
* Possess in-depth technical knowledge and experience in the relevant area.
* Understand the principles and concepts within their expertise.
* Lead and support a team, fostering professional development, and managing work allocation.
* Demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen and be authentic, Energize and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others.
* For individual contributors, develop technical expertise and act as advisors.
* Impact related teams' work and partner with other functions.
* Take responsibility for operational results and escalate policy breaches appropriately.
* Embed new policies and procedures for risk mitigation.
* Advise on decision-making and manage risks and controls.
* Understand how their work contributes to organizational objectives.
* Make evaluative judgments and resolve problems using technical experience.
* Communicate complex information effectively and act as a contact point for stakeholders.
All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays' Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, as well as the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.
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