Senior Payroll Administrator

**Contractual hours**

36.25

**Basis**

Full time

**Job category/type**
- XPS Administration

**Date posted**

05/09/2024

**Job reference**

REQ002519

**Senior Payroll Administrator**:
**Newcastle**

**Hybrid**

**Full Time**

**Permanent**

**XPS Group is a leading UK consulting and administration business specialising in the pensions and insurance sectors. At XPS, our vision is to create a vibrant place to work where difference is recognised as a strength and where talented **people can flourish and achieve **their highest **potential.**

Our Pensions Administration business continues to grow and we are now looking for an Senior Payroll Administrator to join our vibrant Newcastle office with hybrid working. This is an exciting role and would most likely suit someone with previous experience in a Payroll role where they have gained knowledge and experience of running end to end payroll processes and managing a portfolio of clients.

A FTSE 250 company, XPS combines expertise and insight with advanced technology and analytics to address the needs of over 1,400 pension schemes and their sponsoring employers on an ongoing and project basis. We undertake pensions administration for over one million members and provide advisory services to schemes and corporate sponsors in respect of schemes of all sizes, including 88 with assets over £1bn. We also provide wider ranging support to insurance companies in the life and bulk annuities sector.

Our people drive our success and as an XPS employee you can bring your whole self to work - Everyone is treated equally and with respect. We will provide you with the support and training you need to grow and be at your very best. It’s about inclusion and diversity, ensuring all our people feel included, that they belong to XPS and that they’re happy. Above all, it’s about ensuring everyone has a voice and feels valued. Because they are.

**The Team**

Our award-winning pensions administration business puts scheme members at the heart of everything we do. Our services include scheme administration, first-time outsourcing, member communications and scam protection.

**The Role**
As a Senior Payroll Administrator with XPS you will:

Run end to end payroll processes for a portfolio of clients/ schemes.
- Take responsibility for the completion of payroll processes relating to data entry tasks and activities which are allocated whilst working effectively in a team.
- Gather data and information from a variety of sources, and carry out a range of data entry and basic analysis activities.
- Carry out standard and non-standard payroll tasks and activities autonomously in a timely manner
- Communicate clearly with Pensions Administration team members, including routine interactions regarding payroll and pensioner queries.
- Provide support for senior colleagues regarding ongoing payroll projects and specific business development activities.
- Support the team with new staff members and provide training to less experienced team members, checking and validating their work to ensure accuracy
- Identify errors and to escalate issues where appropriate.
- Be proactive and take on personal responsibility and ownership for completion of tasks.
- Be a team player, a role model for all colleagues and own your personal development to enable you to make an increasing contribution to the firm.

**Your profile**

**Essential Criteria**
- Experience in running end to end payroll processing a portfolio of clients or large volume.
- Strong Maths and English GCSE or equivalent qualification - minimum grade C/4.
- Experience of dealing with high volumes of work.
- A high level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to manage workload effectively and independently.
- Communicate effectively to stakeholders and clients.

**Desirable Criteria**
- CIPP qualified desirable, not essential. We welcome those qualified by experience.

**What we offer**:
Find out more about **Life at XPS**
Find out more about **Our People Approach**

**We offer an attractive reward package, typical benefits can include**:

- Competitive salary
- Participation in annual discretionary Bonus Scheme
- 25 days holiday plus flexibility to buy or sell holiday
- Flexible Bank holidays
- Pension scheme, matching contribution structure
- Healthcare cash plan
- Flexible Benefits Scheme to support you in and out of work, helping you look after you and your family covering Security & Protection, Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
- Life Assurance cover, four times basic salary
- XPS Rewards (offers High Street discounts and savings from retailers and services providers as well as offers available via phone)
- Employee Assistance Programme for you and your household
- Access to a digital GP service
- Paid volunteering day when participating in Company organised events
- Staff referral scheme when you introduce a friend to XPS

**What next**:

- Right to Work confirmation
- DBS Disclosure check
- Employment or educational reference