This role is as a member of Pilgrim’s shared Services centralised Payroll team, reporting to the Payroll Team Leader and has specific responsibility for processing of Weekly or Fortnightly or 4-Weekly or Monthly paid employees.
The role will consist of ensuring accurate and timely processing of wage payments to our factory based operatives across multiple sites (Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland & Great Britain). To review and process all available wage data, including worked hours, additional payments, statutory payments, tax code changes, pension changes etc
Role also entails accurate review and reporting of related payroll information i.e. management reporting, month end holiday information, worked hours breakdowns etc as requested/required by the TL role. Liaising closely with relevant linked depts (HR, Accounts) to ensure accurate transfer of information.
Maintaining SOX compliance is a major factor within this role.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Gain a full working understanding of the organisation’s payroll procedures and other integrated business processes
Build strong relations with key stakeholders and their teams to facilitate delivery of accurate payments
Payment Processing
Data Integrity
Reporting
Accuracy and timeliness of payments
Timeliness of query resolution and resolving of tickets
Adherence to all deadlines
Quality of reports
Sox Audit compliance reports
Integrity of employee payroll records
Skills
Essential
Knowledge & previous experience of a payroll environment
Thorough and meticulous with extreme attention to detail
Self-disciplined to follow documented instructions
Data entry skills and experience
Experience using Microsoft Office packages
Ability to identify and escalate issues
Excellent communication skills responding to queries from both internal and external stakeholders
Good interpersonal skills within a team
Experience maintaining data with a high level of data accuracy
Desirable
Experience working with SAP/Zellis/Payrite payroll software packages
Experience working with Time & Attendance software packages
Advanced Excel experience i.e. complex calculations
Previous experience in a SOX compliance environment
