Payroll Customer Adviser

Responsible for the accurate processing of payroll monthly, ensuring compliance with employment law, social security, personal income tax and other regulations, including internal policies and procedures.
Provide a comprehensive service of processes related to calculating salaries, social security, and taxes according to the applicable standards and legal status.

About the role 

We’re looking for a Payroll Customer Adviser to join our Payroll team at DS Smith’s Business Service Centre in Caerphilly. In this position, you'll be responsible for administration and customer facing duties around our UK Payroll service that ensures the timely and accurate payment of approximately 6,000 colleagues.

You’ll be responsible for processing monthly payroll of employees, ensuring tax commitments are accurate, and overseeing the preparation and distribution of payslips to employees throughout the UK. You’ll ensure relevant paperwork is processed in a timely manner, and quickly investigate and escalate any discrepancies to ensure optimal customer satisfaction.

We will also ask you to collaborate with your team in management and resolution of any queries that come from the business, with a view to educate colleagues around the UK so that they can become more informed in the future.

NOTE: This role is a 9 month fixed-term contract.

About you  

• Previous experience in a Payroll and Administration environment
• Strong Excel knowledge
• Good knowledge of payroll legislation
• Ability to work well with your team and communicate effectively with other stakeholders
• Great attention to detail and an ability to solve problems quickly and accurately
• Workday knowledge would be advantageous

Benefits 

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays 
• Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts
• Digital GP Service
• Cycle to work scheme

Location:  Caerphilly – we operate a hybrid working policy with 3 days a week in the office