Payroll and Benefits Officer

The client are a global retail and cosmetics brand, with 2 offices in London and 3 more across Europe. The role is based in their South West London office (Battersea) and they are looking for a permanent Payroll and Benefits Officer to help manage the UK Payroll (approximately 140 people), and manage the Rewards and Benefits programme.

Client Details

The client are a group of cosmetic retail companies and the Payroll and Benefits Officer will sit within the Rewards team. They will report directly into the Head of Central Reward and the successful candidate will be the main point of contact for all reward and benefit queries. The client are looking for a candidate with prior Payroll and Benefits experience as well as someone that will fit well int the team.

Description

The successful Payroll and Benefits Officer will:

• Assist the Payroll Manager with the monthly processing of the UK Payroll for approximately 140 employees
• Payroll reconciliations on a weekly and monthly basis
• Ensuring all data is correct for the UK Payroll on the system/spreadsheet
• End-to-end management of the Rewards and Benefits programme for the European offices
• Liaising with various suppliers to ensure the accurate running of the Rewards and Benefits platform
• Becoming the main point of contact for any and all Reward and Benefit queries
• Management of the bonus scheme cycle
• Ad hoc payroll reporting

Profile

The successful Payroll and Benefits Officer will:

• Have approximately 1-2 years of experience within a similar role (HR Specialist/Generalist, HR Admin, Payroll Admin etc.)
• Have previous experience working on Rewards and Benefits
• Have strong Excel skills (VLOOKUPS, Pivot Tables etc.)
• Be confident
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Studying towards the CIPP or AAT qualification (desirable, not essential)
• Prior experience working on the Rewards or Payroll for a retail company (desirable, not essential)
• Good at building relationships
• A good team-player

Job Offer

• £35,000 - £43,000 (Max)
• LOTS of additional benefits - incl. discounts on a number of the brands
• Study Support
• Bonus
• Salary Reviews