Payroll Administrator

Our team is growing, and we are on the lookout for a Payroll Administrator to join us!

Computershare (ASX: CPU) is a global market leader in transfer agency and share registration, employee equity plans, mortgage servicing, proxy solicitation and stakeholder communications. We also specialize in corporate trust, bankruptcy, class action and utility administration, and a range of other diversified financial and governance services.

Payroll is part of the Global People Team and operates within a shared service environment delivering a range of related systems and services. Payroll is a business-critical operation and requires working at pace, subject matter competence, operational compliance, and customer service to fulfil its obligations. It touches on every aspect of the business in terms of paying people and time challenges are faced every pay cycle and annual basis.

A role you will love

The UK Payroll Administrator is a cross-functional role, responsible for providing consistent payroll service and support to all locations and business units across the UK payroll department. The role will ensure accurate and timely preparation and processing of the company's monthly payrolls and support enquiries from employees and line managers.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Prepares, reviews, reconciles the company's monthly payrolls.


• Corrects timesheets in an accurate and timely manner, processing off cycle payments as necessary.


• Complies with agreed processes and identifies any process improvements.


• Processes withholdings, deductions, wage deductions, or other special payroll actions and changes affecting net wages.


• Escalates payroll issues.


• Follows wage policies, procedures and work methods associated with assigned duties.


• Maintains current knowledge of legislation affecting payroll.


• Contribute to the attainment of team KPIs and SLA measures.


• Observe etiquette and deliver an excellent standard of customer service.


• Effectively manage business enquiries including more sensitive employee enquiries.


• Ability to work in a team is especially important.


• Performs related duties as assigned and completes any other tasks necessary for administering a company's payroll process.


• Responsible for the preparation of multiple large payrolls across UK.


• Ensuring payroll completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of processing. Responsible for the timely response and resolution of enquiries from employees and line managers.


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  General education degree and 2-3 years of relevant experience in payroll processing.


• Detailed working knowledge of UK payroll, including statutory requirements such as year-end reporting.


• Knowledge of payroll and people systems.


• Minimum of 3 years' experience in working as part of a larger team and in a Shared Service environment requiring collaboration across a number of different teams and functions.


• Experience in working within a large high-volume payroll team for a multinational organization.


• Experience in working within a third-party payroll provider environment.


• Proficient knowledge of office programs, in particular Microsoft Excel to manipulate and analyze data. ADP Workforce Now experience required.


• Participate and contribute to the team initiatives/ objectives and drive to develop operational controls and processes.


• Good communication skills. Ability to meet deadlines.