Payroll Administrator - Fixed Term Contract

Payroll Administrator (Contract), Crawley, Thales

The role

Thales are currently recruiting for an experienced Payroll Administrator to join their Payroll team in Crawley on a 6 month fixed term contract.
Reporting into the Head of Payroll Services the principal objectives of the Payroll Administrator is to administer the payroll for customers increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the service, and ensuring accuracy and timely payments to employees.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities/Tasks for the Payroll Administrator:

Prioritise daily tasks to meet Service Level Agreements (SLA)
Prepare and input data to agreed payroll processes
Ensure all data is completed and verified to meet payroll timetables
Run payrolls to agreed timetable in the SLA
Check payroll output on payroll run prior to sending out to customer
Records payroll statistics for management reporting
Despatch payrolls as per SLA
Escalate any new ideas which add value to the service.
Ensure any problems and queries raised are resolved satisfactorily
Develop and maintain a good customer relationship
Identify and act on issues that would impact on the SLA
Provide help and support to customers with the service as per the SLA
Log errors and complaints on the error log for investigative and corrective action
Own customer issues and escalate for resolution

Skills, experience & qualifications required

Experience of payroll administration
PC Literacy skills in Excel/Word
Good written and oral communication skills
Technical payroll knowledge would be preferred.

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With Thales employing 68,000 employees in 50 countries and 43% of all Thales UK roles being filled via internal movements our mobility policy  enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields.

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UK touches all of our lives, every day. Our expertise in secure network communications, for example, safeguards as many as 3.7 billion BACS transactions, worth around £1 trillion, every year. We are a leader in onboard equipment for civil and military aircraft.

What we do

Thales UK: Aerospace

One of the world's only technology providers serving both the civilian and military markets, Thales UK is a key participant in an extensive range of major aircraft programmes. Guiding, protecting, equipping, tracking, controlling - Thales's technology is making fixed and rotary wing aircraft of all types safer and more efficient, all around the world.

Thales UK: Defence

Thales UK provides armed forces with crucial military technology, including sophisticated Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting Acquisition and Reconnaissance (C4ISTAR) systems. The aim: to provide a cohesive, rapid response capability to
protect our service personnel and defend national interests.

Thales UK: Security

Thales is acknowledged as a world leader in the design and supply of mission critical systems for promoting the safety and security of people and places. From complex transport systems to powerful encryption technology, and from advanced telecoms solutions through to full flight simulators, Thales is helping make the world a safer, more secure place.

Thales UK: Transport

Transport networks around the world rely on technology and systems expertise from Thales for safety, reliability and optimised capacity. Our main markets in the UK are urban rail, mainline rail and roads, where our solutions  include signalling (train control, axle counters, interlockings, train protection and warning systems, services), supervision and control, integrated communications, security and information management.

Thales UK Key Facts:

Thales UK has earned 79 Queen's Awards for Technology and Export

Thales has invested more than £2bn in the UK within the last 10 years

Thales embodies many famous companies, including Racal, Shorts Missiles, Pilkington Optronics, Redifon MEL, Thomson Marconi Sonar, Thorn Missile Electronics, Avimo, Helio and others