Senior Hr & Payroll Functional Analyst

Capita

United Kingdom
Base: up to £57,590; benefits: 23 days’ holiday (r...
Hands-on payroll processing
Uk payroll legislation expert
High-volume payroll environment
The Senior Payroll Functional Analyst plays a critical hands-on role in ensuring payroll services are operationally sound, legally compliant and deliver accurate pay outcomes

Job Summary

  • The Senior Payroll Functional Analyst plays a critical hands-on role in ensuring payroll services are operationally sound, legally compliant and deliver accurate pay outcomes.
  • This role requires deep, practical experience of processing payroll, expert knowledge of UK payroll legislation, and the ability to apply that knowledge within complex, high volume environments undergoing significant system and service change.
  • Salary of up to £57,590 plus benefits including 23 days' holiday, auto-enrolment pension, and life assurance.

Matching Summary

The Senior Payroll Functional Analyst plays a critical hands-on role in ensuring payroll services are operationally sound, legally compliant and deliver accurate pay outcomes.

Salary

Base: up to £57,590; Benefits: 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27), auto-enrolment pension, life assurance, cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity/adoption/shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks, voluntary benefits; Bonus/Equity: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Hands-on payroll processing
  • UK payroll legislation expert
  • High-volume payroll environment
  • Large-scale payroll transitions
  • Data integrity analysis
  • Payroll variance analysis

Nice-to-have

  • Proactive solutions-driven approach
  • Guidance and coaching for colleagues
  • Working with system integrators
  • Contributing to service design

Key Requirements

  • Hands-on experience processing payroll
  • Expert knowledge of UK payroll legislation
  • Experience supporting large-scale payroll transitions
  • Experience with major systems transitions
  • Background in public sector or regulated environments
  • Ability to create and maintain payroll documentation
  • Strong analytical capability
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Strong communication skills

Work Rights

Security Clearance (Level 2) required

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