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Payroll Data Analyst

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Cheltenham
3 weeks ago
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Your newpany
Hays has the privilege of working with an ever-growingpany based in Cheltenham who are looking to add to their team with a Payroll Data Analyst.

Your new role
The Payroll Data Analyst – Payroll & Reward is responsible for reconciling and supporting the monthly payroll operation, ensuring that each stage of the payroll process is robust, actively promoting a culture of best practice and consistency in all analytical areas.Tasks/DutiesPayroll

Reconciliation of Oracle to the payroll providers, ensuring that databases are in sync at all times. Supporting administering monthly submission of people changes to payroll, and ensuring payroll deadlines are met. Liaising with the finance team and our payroll managed service to ensure payroll variances are resolved efficiently and accurately. Keep clear records of any over-payments or re-run payslips for tax and pension corrections. Escalate any issues to the Payroll Manager. Support the Payroll Manager with thorough payroll checks each month, to ensure that all payslips are accurate and that all changes have been actioned correctly. Working closely with our payroll managed service to ensure the data is clean to support correct processing of RTI, Tax, Student Loans, National Insurance, P11D, P45’s, P60’s, SSP, and Maternities, providing any information they need toplete this. Support the reconciliation of annual tasks such as loading changes for salary reviews, minimum wage uplifts, and bonuses when required. Running monthlypliance checks and making required changes.

Pension:Support the Payroll Manager with
Pension scheme administration was required.Reporting & Administrative Development:Be involved with future people's projects as appropriate, by sharing ideas through managing implementation, People System, Onboarding processes, Absence Management system, colleague surveys.Ad-hoc reporting is required across the business. Undertake other ad-hoc administration duties as required by the team, identifying problem areas and offering viable solutions.

What you'll need to succeed
- 3 plus years within Payroll doing it from start to finish
- Great system use, especially Excel - Pivots, lookups and formulas are needed for this role. Excel knowledge is a must.
- Use of Oracle would also be beneficial but not essential, but quick use of systems and the ability to pick them up would be advantageous.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.
Hybrid working options - 2 days in office, 3 days at home
Flexi working hours
28-day holidays

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