Payroll Analyst

About the roleWe have an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Analyst to join our busy Payroll team here at the John Lewis Partnership, supporting business critical activities to ensure the accurate and timely administration of payroll activities for all of our Partners and ex-Partners.

• Expected salary - £33,800 - £40,000 (dependent on experience)

• Contract type - This position is a permanent contract.

• Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Payroll team spend the majority of their time working from home, there will be a requirement to attend the office on a monthly basis for a team meeting.

• Location - This role is based at our Bracknell Head Office.

• Please be aware that due to the nature and activities of this role, all successful candidates will have a DBS check carried out on them through a 3rd party registered body. For more details on DBS checks and what these entail, please visit the Government website. A financial probity check will also need to be completed for this role.

Key responsibilities

• Operational delivery of an accurate and timely Payroll for all Partners and ex-Partners. 

• Collaborative working within the analyst team ensuring all elements of the daily, weekly, monthly and annual pay cycles are completed. Ensuring the successful and technical execution of monthly payrolls. 

• Providing sound payroll expertise that demonstrates well informed, efficient, legally compliant and value-adds to Partners and stakeholders across the business. Maintaining relevant professional qualifications and expert knowledge in all areas relating to Pay. 

• Delivering an outstanding service, focusing on quality, ensuring all metrics are met and maintained. Resolving complex issues sharing analysis insight to enable a well formed decision. 

• Driving continuous improvement and efficiencies to ensure that the work and advice provided is accurate and consistent. 

Essential skills/experience you’ll need

● In depth knowledge of UK payroll, including legislative, regulatory compliance including policies 

● Experience of using HR & Payroll systems

● Microsoft Office, Google Drive or equivalent experience 

● Experience of using a Contact Management system

● Experience of handling confidential, sensitive or personal information

Desirable skills/experience you may have

● CIPP or equivalent Payroll qualification 

● Retail experience

● Experience in stakeholder management and service delivery 

● Experience of using Oracle Financials 

● Experience of using Workday HR & Payroll systems

● Relevant accounting to support with performance of balance sheet reconciliations

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About The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting. If required, you’ll find out more about vetting throughout the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.