Company:
Costain
Location: Maidenhead
Closing Date: 08/02/2025
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Payroll Administrator - MaidenheadJob DescriptionThis role provides a professional and customer focussed Payroll Service to all Costain employees ensuring an accurate and on time payroll in line with Corporate Policy & Processes and relevant external Legislation.#LI-JK1Responsibilities Ensure employees are paid accurately and on time Carry out end-to-end payroll processing for a weekly (c250 employees) and a monthly (c3500 employees) payroll Process employee timesheets and work closely with site accountants and admin teams to ensure an accurate weekly payroll Maintain accurate employee payroll records, including allowances and deduction, tax codes, garnishments such as child support payments, court orders, and pensions in Oracle payroll module Process statutory payments such as SMP and SSP, complete forms for DWP where appropriate Process employee benefit and pension schemes Process third party payments through Oracle Ensure compliance with HMRC & filing RTI returns Foster communication and collaboration between various departments including HR and Finance to ensure accuracy Support payroll reporting and reconciliation including preparing reports for management Provide Tier 2 support to People Manager and Employees on payroll & benefit queries both over the phone, and electronically, escalating to the Payroll Manager or Reward team where necessary Add-hoc payroll or other administrative duties as required. Maintain all standard employment correspondence, documentation and employee HR files in line with company policy and UK legislation changes, including GDPR. Ensuring processes remain lean, compliant and in line with company policy and applicable legislation. QualificationsEssential Proven understanding of payroll process and UK payroll legislation including of National Minimum Wage and Average Holiday Pay Knowledge of Oracle Payroll. Excellent accuracy and attention to detail with strong numeracy skills Proficient with relevant MS Office Suite applications including Excel V-Look ups and other formulas Ability to work at pace and under pressure Ability to prioritise, multitask and escalate where necessary Strong Customer Service focus. Proactive with a desire to learn. A positive team orientated outlook. Desirable 2 years\\\' experience within a similar sized payroll function. CIPP or CIPD qualifications. About UsCostain helps to improve people\\\'s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK\\\'s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK\\\'s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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