Payroll Controls and Governance Analyst

Were recruiting for a Payroll Controls and Governance Analyst to join us. Were offering a competitive base salary. At Legal & General were committed to delivering good customer outcomes through resilient accurate and timely payroll services. As a Payroll Controls and Governance Analyst youll play a key role in ensuring our payroll processes are well-controlled compliant and transparent. Youll work closely with colleagues across the business to reduce risk support operational resilience and maintain our trusted reputation with customers and regulators alike.What youll be doing:Managing and circulating reconciliation KPI dashboards for Payroll and wider leadershipSupporting control attestations and maintaining records of control failures and risk eventsShaping and improving controls frameworks across core payroll processes and systemsCoordinating the creation and review of reconciliation and operational process guidesReporting on outstanding reconciliations to support balance sheet managementEmbedding Conduct Risk principles to ensure good customer outcomesAdvocating for risk culture best practice and collaborating with risk and complaints teamsAssisting with operational resilience incident management and governance-related projectsQualifications : Who were looking for:Experience or understanding of pension payments and working knowledge of key regulatory bodies including HMRC and FCADemonstrating knowledge of end-to-end payroll and reconciliation processesApplying basic payroll and accounting reasoning to support controls and reportingUsing intermediate to advanced Excel skills for analysis and dashboard creationPresenting information clearly and effectively to various stakeholdersBuilding strong relationships across teams to support governance and complianceGood Retirement Income knowledge (desirable)Familiarity with FCA Treating Customers Fairly and Consumer Duty requirements (Essential)Whatever your role we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:The opportunity to participate in our annual performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemesGenerous pension contributionLife assuranceHealthcare Plan (permanent employees only)At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays 26 days after 2 years service. Theres also the option to buy and sell holidayCompetitive family leaveParticipate in our electric car scheme which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)There are the many discounts we offer both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and onlineIn 2023 some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart Additional Information : At L&G we believe its possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. If you join us youll be part of a welcoming inclusive culture with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand we accommodate requests when we can. It doesnt matter if you dont meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths potential and connection to our purpose. Remote Work : NoEmployment Type : Full-time Key Skills Data Entry,Paychex,QuickBooks,Accounting,10 Key Calculator,Paylocity,Microsoft Excel,Payroll,ADP,Administrative Experience,Human Resources,Bookkeeping Experience: years Vacancy: 1