Payroll and Benefits Administrator
Steamship Mutual
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Serve as the first point of contact for all payroll and benefits-related enquiries directed to the Human Resources department.
- Support the administration of employee lifecycle changes, including starters, leavers, transfers, and promotions.
- Prepare, validate, and record monthly payroll instructions across UK and 5 International payrolls, ensuring accuracy, and compliance.
- Explain and resolve employee queries relating to tax codes, National Insurance, student loan deductions, and other statutory deductions.
- Collect, verify, and process overtime, weekend duty payments, and special allowances for payroll.
- Complete monthly payroll nominal ledger reconciliations and review and post all required payroll journals for all companies.
- Assist with the payroll year-end process, including statutory submissions and rollovers.
- Keep up to date with payroll legislation and ensure compliance with all statutory, tax, and regulatory obligations across UK and international jurisdictions.
- Work closely with internal teams to ensure accurate and timely flow of payroll data.
- Administer the full range of employee benefits, including healthcare, risk benefits, pensions, wellbeing initiatives, salary sacrifice schemes, and the Benefits Hub platform.
- Run pension provider reports to ensure accurate payments, and process any pay rises or changes to employee contribution rates.
- Keep up to date with pension regulations, legislative changes, and best practices, making recommendations for improvements where appropriate.
- Maintain and update benefits policies, SharePoint content, and HR systems to ensure accuracy and compliance. Monitor benefit usage and trends across employee demographics.
- Support annual insurance renewals and ensure all benefits communications and policies are accurate, engaging, and compliant.
- Complete national statistics reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis as required.
- Produce regular and ad hoc payroll and HR reports for business stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
Requirements
- Solid UK payroll experience, with any exposure to international payrolls considered an advantage (particularly Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Bermuda, Cyprus, Greece, or Brazil).
- Strong numeracy skills with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Working knowledge of employee benefits administration, including medical, risk benefits, pensions, and wellbeing programmes.
- Confident Excel user with experience producing payroll and HR reports (e.g., pivot tables, charts, and basic data analysis).
- Demonstrates integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism at all times.
- Able to work independently, manage workload effectively, and handle competing priorities.
- Experience with Staffology, SAP or international payroll platforms (desirable).
- Payroll qualification (desirable).
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
UK payrollinternational payrollemployee benefits administrationpayroll reportingpayroll reconciliationstatutory submissionsdata analysisnumeracy skillsattention to detailpayroll qualification
Soft Skills
integrityconfidentialityprofessionalismindependenceworkload managementtime managementcommunicationproblem-solvingattention to detailadaptability
Certifications
payroll qualification