Senior Payroll Analyst

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • Hatfield

Hatfield

214516-en_GB

Life on the team

Job Title: Senior Payroll Analyst

Location: Hatfield based – hybrid-working

About the Role

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Payroll Analyst to join our Payroll team at Computacenter. In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing for our UK operations.

You will act as a subject matter expert, driving compliance, continuous improvement, and delivering an exceptional employee experience.

What You’ll Be Doing

End-to-end processing of complex payrolls, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local tax and employment regulations.
Remaining up to date with any legal changes through websites and reading material.
Ensuring that all company benefits are monitored and correctly recorded and comply legal legislation.
Liaising with internal stakeholders (HR, Finance, Reward) and external providers to resolve payroll queries and ensure data integrity.
Leading or supporting payroll audits and year-end activities including P60s, P11Ds, and HMRC submissions.
Additional understanding of the complexities of items such as, additional payrolled benefits, Parental Leave, Sharesave schemes, overtime etc
Identifying and implementing process improvements to streamline operations and reduce risk.
Acting as a key contact for escalated payroll issues, providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
Production of management information and reports sharing this information and using Excel to an advanced level
Managing employee queries relating to payroll
Assisting in various projects to improve the payroll service and SAP systems
Identify and implement continuous improvement across the payroll with a focus on improving efficiencies and automation
Maintain and process payroll system reports responsible for legal patch testing and involving the Payroll Assistants.
Prioritise and action daily/weekly tasks to meet SLA’s
Assisting the global mobility team with overseas assignments.
Controlling the year end processes and creation of new tax year

What you’ll need

Proven experience in a senior payroll role, ideally within a large or complex organisation.
Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation (knowledge of international payrolls is a plus).
Experience with SAP payroll systems is a must.
Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and a proactive problem-solving mindset.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and work collaboratively.
CIPP qualification (or working towards) desirable.

Why you should choose us

Open communication

Despite our size, we’re an open organisation that doesn’t hide behind hierarchy. We communicate regularly, openly and directly. For us, it’s about being straightforward, delivering and doing the right thing. Essentially, we’re people dealing with people.

Showing appreciation & having fun

Great performance is recognised, so too is the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! awards and Long Service Awards Scheme are just a taste of how we say thank you for a job well done. And when it comes to recognising success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.

Pension and financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.

Flexible benefits

Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.

You belong

At Computacenter, we celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself; in an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access to opportunities for everyone. Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a government scheme that helps employers attract, recruit, and retain disabled staff. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years! Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.