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Job Title
Payroll Coordinator - 14 month Fixed Term Contract
Location
Royston
Contract Type
Contract Full-Time
Closing Date
16/4/2024
As we continue our mission to make people happy through chocolate, we’re looking for a Payroll Coordinatorto join our Payroll team on a Fixed Term Contract for up to 14 months (12 minimum).
As Payroll Coordinator, you will be responsible for the administration and processing of our UK payroll and benefits, overseeing the full payroll cycle. You will be part of the payroll team, sitting within the wider HR Team, a dedicated team of professionals providing the highest standard of support for Hotel Chocolat’s UK sites including retail, distribution, and manufacturing.
As well as a competitive salary and a range of company benefits, you’ll receive 50% discount on all products, and a 70% discount for you and your guests when you stay at our Rabot Estate hideaway on the paradise island of Saint Lucia.
Here at Hotel Chocolat, we've adopted hybrid working This means you’ll join us on site for three days a week, and for the other two days – you can work from wherever you like! The on-site location for this role is our Support Office, ‘Mint House’, in Royston, Hertfordshire. Our home from the very beginning, it’s just off the A505 and 10 minutes’ walk from Royston train station, with direct rail links to London King’s Cross.
What you’ll be doing….
- Accurately processing all monthly payroll-related information for circa 2,000 UK employees, including fixed and variable data, absence for occupational and statutory payments, benefits, job & salary, starters, leavers, timesheets, and tax codes.
- Manually calculating payments, deductions and gross to net with ease.
- Pension scheme administration and maintenance.
- Performing data validation checks and compliance reports to maintain integrity of data.
- Supporting with the preparation of month-end activity and annual audits.
- Writing queries and preparing reports for the team and wider business to ensure effective controls.
- Analysing data, problem seeking and solving.
- Maintaining process documentation to ensure efficiency and business continuity.
- Working collaboratively with managers across all business areas providing excellent supportive payroll service; responding to payroll queries within agreed SLAs, Administration requests, password resets.
- Maintaining knowledge of statutory legislation.
Who you are…
You are a team player; supportive and flexible, able to meet changing demands to assist in getting payroll completed on time. You have a strong eye for detail – striving for accuracy and getting things right with a methodical and logical approach.
Essential
- Demonstrated payroll experience.
- Proficient in Excel with the ability to manipulate and reconcile data sets.
Desirable
- Experience using the payroll system ADP.
- Qualified as a Payroll Technician or any other formal payroll qualification: CIPP or equivalent.
Who are we?
We’re one of the UK’s favourite premium chocolate brands, with a range of products spanning luxury gifts, alcohol and our pioneering drinking chocolate system, the Velvetiser.
A cacao pod takes years to grow – it can’t be rushed if it’s going to be just right for our products. The same can be said for Hotel Chocolat, which originally started as a mint production company before we realised it was luxury chocolate that we were really passionate about.
Now, we’re market leaders in the industry. What began as an online-only business grew to over 100 stores across the UK, and we’re still growing… Today, we’re multi-category, multi-channel, and multi-territory, and our customers, colleagues, cacao farmers and suppliers all benefit from the success we make together.
To learn more about us and read about our People Pledge – our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion – click here: hotelchocolat.com/uk/engaged-ethics/our-people.html
