Payroll Clerk

Company description

Location: Hybrid working between your home and our Basingstoke HQ

Employment Type: Permanent, full time

Solution bringers. Day makers. Extra milers. We are the AA. And we keep everyone's show on the road. There for our members wherever and whenever they need us, we're always ready for anything. That's why, for over 100 years, we've continued to evolve and adapt. Today, as the nation's number one motoring organisation, we offer a range of excellent products and services to millions of customers. As a Payroll Coordinator, you'll always go the extra mile for our members. In return, we'll go the extra mile for you, with excellent training, support and development opportunities.

Joining the AA as a Payroll Coordinator, you will be joining our busy and fast-paced Payroll team who are responsible for the full range of Payroll transactional processes.

You will provide payroll advice and support to all our colleagues in line with organisational policies, procedures, and legal requirements. In addition, you will ensure all payroll processing remain compliant with AAs governance as well for FSA, HMRC and other regulatory bodies.

We are looking for an individual who has experience working within a Payroll environment, has the ability to prioritise work and thrive off high pressure to meet KPIs and SLAs to ensure payroll is accurate and on time.

• Maintain a detailed understanding of all legislation that impacts on payroll processing ensuring that payroll policies and procedures are followed and adhere compliance with the relevant legislations and regulations
• Ensure employee data is effectively processed and maintained using SAP and HR databases in accordance with the requirements of the balanced scorecard
• Maintain competence and understanding of the payroll process/procedures for the reconciliation to the General Ledger and subsequent payments to HMRC, Courts and all other third parties in a timely and professional manner including monthly cumulative tax and NI records
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with relevant operational management wider HR teams to ensure there is a cohesive approach between business areas/functions striving towards the same goals/objectives
• Keep up to date with amendments and changes for appropriate legislation and payroll best practice and reflect these changes by also sharing knowledge/skills within own team to continuously drive improvement throughout the department
• Support colleagues to ensure that all payroll activity, including transactional processing, compliance activity and reporting processes are completed in a timely and efficient manner

Essential:

• Previous experience working within a Payroll environment
• Understanding of Income tax, National Insurance, Occupational, Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Parental Leave, and Pension Schemes as well as other related legislations/regulations
• Excellent communicator with all individuals including Senior Leaders, Executives and Directors with a 'customer centric' mindset to go the extra mile
• Possess confident numeric skills with attention to detail and a passion to deliver high quality outcomes
• Confident user of Microsoft Office products, particularly Word and Excel
• Ability to work well independently managing own workload but also as part of a team within a fast-paced environment handling conflicting priorities and set SLAs (Service Level Agreements)

Desirable:

• Related professional qualification or certification i.e., CIPP is desired but not essential to the role
• Knowledge of SAP Payroll system

We're always looking to recognise and reward our employees for the work they do. As a valued member of The AA team, you'll have access to a range of benefits including:

• Diverse learning and development opportunities to support you to progress in your career
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Free AA breakdown membership after 12 months, 50% discount in your first year
• Discounts on AA products including car and home insurance
• Employee discount scheme that gives you access to a car salary sacrifice scheme plus great discounts on healthcare, shopping, holidays and more
• Worksave pension scheme with up to 7% employer contribution
• Dedicated Employee Assistance Programme

Plus, so much more!

We're an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from everyone. The AA values diversity and the difference this brings to our culture and our customers. We actively seek people from diverse backgrounds to join us and become part of an inclusive company where you can be yourself, be empowered to be your best and feel like you truly belong. We have five communities to bring together people with shared characteristics and backgrounds and drive positive change.