About The Role
Entain is one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. With offices across five continents and licenses in more than 20 countries, we operate some of the most well-known and iconic brands in the industry with more than 250 years of combined history – names such as Ladbrokes, Partypoker, Bwin and Coral.
Role Purpose:
We are looking for an experienced and passionate payroll professional with a can-do attitude to join our payroll team in Nottingham.
Working as part of a fast-paced team and within a wider HR Function you will provide a professional, high-quality service. You will be responsible for effectively and consistently operating payroll procedures and payroll related pension procedures in a timely and accurate manner as determined by the Company Payroll Policy for all employees. You will be able to operate Oracle payroll/HR system in accordance with the current controls and procedures.
As a Payroll Analyst you will have a keen eye for detail and a desire for accuracy of employee pay. You will have a strong understanding of legislation to ensure pay is compliant with HMRC and third party regulations. You will be confident in communication with a variety of departments in order to achieve our desired goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyse and verify all payroll and pension documentation received from authorised parties prior to payroll processing.
- Accurately prepare payroll for 14,000 4-weekly paid and 1,300 monthly paid colleagues, taking direct responsibility for a specific subset of colleagues.
- Analyse, verify and reconcile the payroll output on a weekly basis. Compare data to previous periods to highlight discrepancies.
- Identify, investigate and resolve any payroll discrepancies using payroll reports, and working across teams where necessary to rectify any issues.
- Ensure that payment of wages/salaries is processed correctly into employee’s bank accounts on the due date according to the company's timetable.
- Clearly and professionally respond to escalated queries using the Case Management system, in accordance with quality and competency frameworks.
Key Skills & Knowledge:
- Competent with spreadsheets and with handling and analysing large volumes of data.
- Excellent mathematical skills.
- Comprehensive knowledge of PAYE/NIC and statutory payments and recoveries.
- Familiarity with benefits and other wage deductions.
- Knowledge of payroll procedures.
- Familiarity with Oracle Cloud HCM payroll software (preferred).
- Proficiency with MS Office. Strong Excel Skills (Vlookup, Pivot table, etc).
- Experience working with a case management system.
- Multi-tasking abilities.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
