T&A Wages Associate (Fixed Term)

&A Wages Associate

Proud to deliver high quality products and develop a high-quality career. 

Highly competitive rewards package including Group Pension

Excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group

25 Days Holiday

8:30am – 5pm

6 Months Fixed Term Contract

Hybrid

Spalding

Why join us? 

We’re constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more. 


About the role. 

To ensure weekly paid colleagues are paid correctly in accordance of accurate recording and processing of weekly pay within the group payroll system.

Role Accountabilities

• Prepare and maintain the weekly payroll files for DID input including input sheets, pending activities and reconciliation within set deadlines.
• Process self-certificates and Doctors notes to accurately pay and record Company Sick Pay and enter sickness details and shift patterns onto the MYHR system within set timescales.
• Run daily import from MYHR and maintain T&A user accounts, liaise with appropriate parties regarding the maintenance of the T&A system.
• Process any temporary upgrades, discrepancies, queries, allowances, new starters, leavers and changes to T&C’s including evidencing each appropriately.
• Add new starter details to the T&A system and issue new and replacement swipe cards as required (if applicable).
• Prepare weekly payroll reports including the WTD and any other ad-hoc reports in accordance with customer needs.
• Resolve any wages related queries in an effective and timely manner including family friendly.
• Provide first line advice / support for site-based T&A operators, local HR teams, and employees.
• Encourage self-service, wherever possible, and sign -post customers to policies, procedures and supporting resources including Line Manager toolkits, Process Maps and Behavioural Guides. Be a subject matter expert on the HR SharePoint pages, supporting managers to find documents that they need

About you

• Min 4 GCSE’s with Maths and English minimum of C / 4 or equivalent

• Proven experience of office administration, preferably in a wages or finance department

• Accuracy/thoroughness, attention to detail and the ability to identify errors and/or omissions

• Proactive, organised, and sound analytical/problem solving skills

• Ability to handle confidential information discretely, professionally and appropriately in line with GDPR regulations

• Remain calm and ability to work under pressure

• Strong team working skills focusing on sharing best practice and supporting colleagues

• Good working knowledge of Excel

What you’ll receive. 

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits and wellbeing offerings that are important to you

You’ll enjoy: 

Life Assurance (1 x salary)

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role)

Private medical insurance (after 5 years’ service)

Staff Shop

Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Discount & cashback platform

Personal Accident Insurance

Free health check

Employee Assistance Programme

A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)

Salary sacrifice car lease scheme

Free independent mortgage advice

Discounted tutoring for children

Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary

Free car parking – Site dependant

We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team! 

Find out more and apply. 

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