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This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. We support flexible working where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, so please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working arrangement when you apply.\nReady to play your part?\nAt AWE, it’s not just a job, it’s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?\nAs a Payroll Analyst, your be responsible for the provision of an efficient and effective payroll service ensuring customers (staff and pensioners) are paid accurately and on time in accordance with company and statutory regulations. To maintain and input payroll information in an accurate and timely manner.\nDuties to include:\nEnsure accuracy of payments to employees/pensioners.\nLiaison with employees, pensioners, external bodies, and internal departments.\nAct as Information Management point of contact, providing support and guidance to the Payroll Team.\nAccountable for collating, developing, and issuing reports and presentation materials in accordance with company standards as and when required against key deliverables.\nAccountable for developing and maintaining working relationships with, and awareness of, key internal and external stakeholders.\nAccountable for appropriate management of sensitive or classified material.\nResponsibilities to include:\nManage weekly/monthly payroll data in the Business System in accordance with statutory and contractual obligations and to pre-defined timescales.\nProcess and monitor all staffing changes including starters, secondments, transfers, leavers and other amendments to salaries and employee data in a compliance with policy and payroll requirements.\nManage input, calculation and recording of sickness payment both statutory and occupational.\nManage input, calculation and recording of maternity, paternity, SHPL and adoption payments both statutory and occupational.\nManage input, calculation and recording of Fixed and Casual allowances payments and adjustments.\nManage balance adjustments and prepare PLO11.\nSettlement agreements, Pension amendments on notional pay for SMP and SPL.\nOvertime payments and adjustments, Cyclamen reporting of OSR and over payment adjustments.\nThe checking and processing of travel and expense claims in accordance with policy.\nThe processing of relevant HMRC forms including P45, P60 and manage adjustments and Tax code updates.\nManage all Coulport imputing and adjustments.\nChecking and entering all temp data including HHA amendments.\nPrepare information to assist in the provision of information to external agencies in relation to mortgage reference etc as required.\nAdvise employees, pensioners and managers on payroll issues as first point of contact for enquiries.\nArchiving of payroll data in accordance with Information Management policy.\nAdministration of Childcare Salary Sacrifice Scheme, 3RD party payments and court orders.\nProtection of confidentiality of data.\nResponsible for providing continuous improvement of processes, procedures and practices related to the role.\nResponsible for ensuring understanding of responsibilities and demonstrates appropriate behaviours in line with the Company’s Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality and Ethics Standards.\nResponsible for undertaking other duties as reasonably required from time to time by line and task management.\nProvide data for ICAF controls and attend walkthroughs.\nWho are we looking for?\nExperience of using best practice financial management processes, tools\nand techniques.\nExperience on complex payroll systems.\nMinimum of four years of Payroll Experience,\nUse of Workday business system would be beneficial.\nProficient in MS Office.\nWorking in a fast-paced payroll environment.\nOrganising and prioritisation of tasks.\nCoaching and development of team.\nWork hard, be rewarded\nWe ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including:\n9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.\nMarket leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).\nFamily friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.\nOpportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.\nEmployee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.\nLife Assurance (4 x annual salary).\nDiscounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.\nSpecial Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.\nNext steps: \nEveryone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.\nImportant things you need to know:\nWe encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.\nYou will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. \n We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodationsduring the process.\nOur interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.\nOur ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. Westrive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. 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