Job Description

About the Role

As a Payroll Analyst, your role will sit within our Finance Operations & Control team, reporting to the Payroll Manager, and working alongside a core payroll team.

This role is a key contributor in supporting the accurate and timely processing of payroll and benefit payments, managing payroll records, and maintaining compliance with relevant regulations and legislation. This is alongside the identification and implementation of continued efficiencies through KPI analysis, colleague MI, and system/process reviews.

About You

If you have proven experience in running end to end payroll you will excel in this role.

You will have a background working in payroll with knowledge of payroll legislation, regulation, tax compliance and absence. With excellent attention to detail and the ability to calculate and analyse data.

You will be a proficient communicator whether this is over the phone, face to face or in writing. Your relationship building and influencing skills will also play a key role in your ongoing success in identifying and implementing change through business stakeholder engagement.

The role is fluid in nature; however, there are key cycle deadlines to deliver to, so you must have an organised approach, have the ability to prioritise requests, produce accurate end output, with an ability to adapt quickly to change.

About Us

Our functional vision is built on leadership, partnering for value, building specialised teams and ensuring our technology roadmap is based on future focused systems.

The Financial Operations & Control function brings together all operational activities and centres of excellence within Finance. This includes everything from closing the ledger, through to regulatory reporting and technical accounting, as well as accounts payable and payroll.

The Payroll team sits within the Financial Operations & Control function and is responsible for the accurate management and payment of the Group's payroll and benefits. At the heart of the team's purpose is delivering an excellent colleague experience while maintaining a high level of customer service. The team supports colleagues across the business and works closely with both the Group Finance and People teams

As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.

What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:

Corporate bonus scheme (on target 5%, up to a maximum 10%) Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution) Annual performance related pay reviews Colleague mortgage scheme Electric car salary sacrifice scheme Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection Access to our financial advisers Access to a range of high street and online discounts A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions 25 days' annual leave + bank holidays (rises to 30 with length of service) The option to buy and sell up to 5 days' holiday Hybrid working (typically 3 days' home based) Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme Access to an employee assistance programme Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gym's Two paid volunteering days' each year Cycle to work scheme
Recognising there's no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we're committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiter for this vacancy at kate.wilkinson@newcastle.co.uk

Job Type: Temporary
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: 29,541.00-39,967.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wallsend NE28 9EJ