Payscale Analyst

We are seeking a highly skilled Payscale Analyst to join our team at Penguin Random House.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring smooth payroll operations across all current payrolls, supporting the Assistant Payroll Manager and working closely with Senior Payroll Analysts and Payroll Analysts.

You will cover a period of parental leave within the team, contributing to day-to-day processing and reporting that keeps our payroll system running efficiently.

• Process Payroll: Process payroll for all starters and leavers across all payrolls.
• Sick Leave and Absence Management: Manage sick leave, income protection, and parental leave across all payrolls.
• Data Collection: Collaborate with HR colleagues to collate processing data.
• Ad-Hoc Calculations: Perform ad-hoc payroll calculations and data changes for employees.
• Overtime Data: Check and upload all overtime data.
• Average Holiday Pay: Check and upload all average holiday pay data.
• Verification: Verify monthly input in collaboration with Senior Payroll Analysts and Payroll Analysts.
• Payroll Submission: Prepare payrolls for submission by the Senior Payroll Analyst or Assistant Payroll Manager.
• Email Management: Handle and clear the shared mailbox in conjunction with the Senior Payroll Analysts and Payroll Analysts.
• Ad-Hoc Tasks: Assist with ad-hoc payroll tasks as they arise.
• Task Timetable: Adhere to the task timetable for day-to-day processing across all payrolls.

• Microsoft Outlook: Moderate to advanced level experience with Microsoft Outlook.
• Microsoft Excel: Moderate to advanced level experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Payroll Systems: Good knowledge of payroll systems (experience with Payrite / FMP IRIS is an asset).
• Experience: Experience working within a busy payroll department.

Circa £26,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience, plus bonus and benefits.

Benefits include discounted shopping, season ticket loan, rental deposit loan, healthcare cash plan, employee assistance, gym loan, taste card, tech scheme, free and discounted books, and more.

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.