Payroll Coordinator - 12 Month FTC

Payroll Coordinator

12 Month Fixed Term Contract 

c £32,000 -£38,000 (depending on experience) + Pension + private healthcare + ShareSave + 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working (2 days per week in the office)

Southampton, Store Support Office

Join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth payroll operations!

As a Payroll Coordinator you’ll be responsible for working within a team of payroll specialists to deliver an efficient and compliant payroll service for our 22,000 colleagues. You’ll be accountable for supporting the team, ensuring procedures are developed and adhered to and that all payments and deductions are processed accurately and on time. 

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:

• Accountable for meeting individual and team targets and objectives, in line with our values.
• Effectively deliver the monthly payroll for the UK teams (excluding Screwfix) whilst striving to deliver the best service possible for our colleagues.
• Responsible for the reconciliation of the monthly balance sheet accounts, ensuring all reconciled items are investigated and cleared.
• Ensure clear processes and controls are in place and are adhered to and updated as required.
• Understand the needs of our internal and external customers and respond promptly to their requirements within the set SLAs.
• Deliver well communicated responses with regards to pay queries, keeping it simple and clear.
• Support the business in all relevant project initiatives by providing subject matter expertise.
• Continually monitor payroll legislation ensuring payroll processes are kept up to date and compliant.
• Take responsibility for your personal development, seeking and acting on feedback from others.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to understand priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships.
• Controls focussed and strong organisational skills.
• Demonstrates good financial knowledge.
• Competent in Word and Excel.

As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes:

• Award-winning pension scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• ShareSave options
• 6.6 weeks holiday
• Payroll giving
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Shopping discounts
• Colleague wellbeing benefits
  …and much more.

We want to ensure that all employees, future employees, and applicants to all Kingfisher companies are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

Find out more about us, including the benefits we offer and our community, sustainability, and inclusion projects at bandqcareers.com.

If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you make an application, please contact us at:

• ssorecruitment@b-and-q.co.uk
• recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk