Location: Leicester, Mercury Place
Position: Permanent
Hybrid: This position is hybrid with an expectation of at least x3 days in the office.
About dmg media
dmg media maintains an unwavering commitment to uncovering the stories that matter most. Its brands Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, The i Paper, MailOnline, and Mail+reach more than 9 million people daily in the UK.
Its global newsroom of journalists, formidable story-getting power, and breadth of content formats, delivers highly engaging, trusted content to loyal and new audiences, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The Mail brand reaches three in five Brits every month and is officially the best-read, most recognised, most engaged newsbrand in the country. It is the largest news publisher on TikTok with over 28 million total followers and nearly 45 billion views** in the past year.
To provide efficient and effective payroll administration support covering the payroll and benefit processes in dmg media, within the payroll team. The Payroll Administrator will be expected to ensure the accurate processing of wages, salaries and other forms of compensation across their allocated payroll site. They will be responsible for maintaining a proactive and positive working relationship with their key customers on their allocated payroll sites and ensuring that queries are answered on a timely basis.
What we are looking for
A payroll administrator with a resilient, positive, enthusiastic, and methodical mindset with a good sense of humour. You will be used to working in a busy payroll function where priorities can change 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
* Ensuring all amendments are processed via Workday or posted directly to the payroll system prior to the payroll deadline for the weekly payroll.
* Inform relevant stakeholder of any known missing data and ensure that this data is complete on Workday prior to the payroll deadline.
* Review the errors, exceptions and elements reports and reconcile to final payroll.
* Update the system for all leave types ensuring pay is accurately calculated.
* Ensure pension deductions are processed accurately and in line with Auto-enrolment and Pensions Salary Sacrifice/Exchange procedures.
* Ensure all documentation for new starters and leavers is entered onto the payroll system.
* Distribution of P45’s, Statement of earnings and other documentation as required.
* Undertaking any other payroll duties as/when required by the business.
* Responding promptly to general queries from the Payroll Admin inbox.
* Assist the finance team with payroll reconciliation.
* Assist in the preparation and issuing of P60’s to employees and provide details to HMRC by the required deadline.
* Assist other members of the team where necessary.
* Display and encourage a proactive, problem solving and can-do attitude both with internal and external customers.
* Ensure a consistent quality of payroll services to customers adhering to high internal standards and minimum quality issues.
* Ensure that open and consistent lines of communication are maintained with customers.
* Ensure the delivery of Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators
* Contribute to service led culture always ensuring the satisfaction of the customer.
* Highlight any recurring issues.
* Keep up to date with relevant Payroll legislation.
* To participate in any internal/external training courses as required
* Keep up to date with new technology and system developments.
* An understanding of UK payroll practices/procedures, including all legislative requirements.
* Excellent written and verbal communication 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.
* Ability to understand systems and apply relevant knowledge.
* 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, and proficient user of Excel.
* Knowledge and experience of using Workday.
* Experience of working in HR shared services.
* Experience of working on weekly payrolls.
Systems
HR & Payroll System = Workday
Benefits system = Benefex
Our Commitment
We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.
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