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About the Role
We are seeking a Payroll Administrator with an understanding of Pensions to join our Pensions Team, as a Payroll Pension Administrator. You will be part of a team who administer Payroll and Pensions for our organisation, consisting of approximately 9,000 colleagues, and this number continues to grow. You should have 2 years’ experience working within a payroll environment, and an understanding of pension legislation. The role may also suit an HR Assistant looking to move into a specific pensions role.
Based in Handforth, Cheshire, the role is hybrid, requiring you to be in the office 2 times a week. This is a 39 hour contract, working Monday – Friday, however we also welcome applicants looking for part time hours.
Key Responsibilities
* Administer colleague pension requests, opt outs, and changes for 9000 colleagues on a four-weekly basis across a number of payrolls.
* Support with pensions auto-enrolment tasks, end of period reporting, contribution files, and returns to The Pension Regulator.
* Assessing colleagues for inclusion into the company pension scheme in line with auto-enrolment.
* Reconciliation of pension contributions files prior to submission to pension provider.
* Query management and resolution to deliver first class service to our colleagues.
* Write to colleagues as needed under pensions Auto-enrolment guidance.
* Work with pension provider on year-end sampling and audit.
* Provide management information on request.
About you – what we would like you to bring to our role
* 2 years of payroll experience, within organisations of varying sizes.
* Understanding of pension legislation.
* Previous experience of using SAP payroll solution, however this isn’t essential.
* Highly organised.
* Keen attention to detail.
* Strong written verbal and communication skills.
* Computer literate in Microsoft Packages.
* Excel – intermediate knowledge (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups).
* Honest and trustworthy.
* Comfortable handling confidential information.
* Adhere to all GDPR legislation.
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Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you