What You’ll Do as an International Payroll Specialist at Primark

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Support the payroll team in the production of the company’s payrolls
• Monitor work against deadlines and alert payroll lead to any risks
• Work with the team to ensure that company and team procedures and policies are followed so that payrolls are delivered accurately
• Provide cover for team lead including by partnering with other team leads on payroll sign off and other high priority tasks
• Demonstrate high quality outputs with attention to detail
• Prepare and upload system files
• Assist with software fixes and improvements including direct liaison with the supplier and payroll specialists on the team
• Demonstrate knowledge of processes and Primark rules across the team including year-end, pension rules and obligations, statutory returns and reporting
• Keep up to date on legislative changes and assist with implementation on the team
• Help allocate resources to ensure that period and year-end tasks are completed accurately and on time including pension and statutory returns
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships across the team
• Work cross functionally with other teams where required
• Help to identify and implement improvements and efficiencies
• Check and sign complex correspondence and draft replies to external bodies
• Exercise awareness of team, company and customer priorities
• Lead by example in holding down a key workload on the team to a high level of accuracy
• Coordinate Payroll and 3^rd party payments
• Payroll/Finance reconciliations.
• Other duties as may be required

• 5+ years payroll experience (or 2+ in payroll with minimum 3 in other industries) is required
• Detail orientated
• Ability to lead by example and has detailed knowledge of the payrolls on the team and the rest of the payroll landscape
• Detailed knowledge of tax regulations including knowledge of statutory and pension returns and year end processes
• Demonstrable experience of working to deadlines and performing duties under pressure
• Microsoft Excel knowledge to Intermediate level
• Ability to see through tasks fully with minimal support ensuring team lead is kept fully informed
• Capable of making routine decisions on the team, recognising boundaries and knowing when to escalate
• Ability to use correct tone and approach in dealings within the team
• Remaining calm under pressure and can deal with multiple priorities
• Demonstrates flexibility whilst always keeping priorities and timelines in mind