Payroll Consultant

We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group, we are seeking  a highly skilled Payroll Consultant to join our team and help streamline our payroll process whilst ensuring compliance and efficiency.

Job Type: Fixed Term Contract – 6 months

Location: This role could be based in either our Edinburgh or Telford offices with time spent working in the office and at home.

Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.

Closing Date: 30/05/2025

Salary and benefits: from £40,000 - £45,000 pro rata DOE plus 8% bonus up to 16%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked.

We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The role:

This is a project based role requires the incumbent to:

• Provide expert guidance on Oracle Payroll System & best practices
• Requires knowledge of compliance with payroll regulations and tax/national insurance laws
• Process payroll accurately & efficiently
• Resolve payroll related discrepancies and employee queries
• Collaborate with Project Teams, HR, Reward & finance Team to optimize payroll Operations
• Requires a can do passionate approach to review and recommend changes to deliver a more effective service to customers with a view to making the service provided first class.
• Strong time management and organisational skills including ability to prioritise and ability to work to tight deadlines

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience in payroll consulting or management , with strong technical knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance
• Proficiency in Oracle payroll system and working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite essential
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills to understand route cause of problem, how to mitigate and implement preventative measures
• Strong customer focus, with experience of working in a Customer centric environment
• A Payroll Diploma and/or an Accountancy Qualification is desired or relevant experience operating at this level preferred

We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

Please note that we reserve the right to remove adverts earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.

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• Find or get answers from our colleagues: www.thephoenixgroup.com/careers/talk-to-us

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