Job Title: Payroll & Benefits Officer
Target Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: 3 month FTC, with option to extend. Full or part time (22.25 hrs p/w) considered
Salary Range: £27,000 - £33,000 (pro-rata for part time hours)
Location: Eastleigh / Bournemouth, hybrid – 1-2 days per week office attendance
Payroll & Benefits Officer: Join our Payroll team and help ensure the accurate and timely delivery of payroll and benefits services across Ageas, while maintaining compliance with company policies and statutory requirements.
Please note: This role requires attendance at our Eastleigh or Bournemouth office 1–2 days per week, aligned to key monthly payroll deadlines.
Main Responsibilities as Payroll & Benefits Officer:
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Support the end-to-end administration of the monthly payroll process.
- Assist with RTI submissions and other statutory reporting requirements.
- Complete payroll checks, controls and reconciliations to ensure accuracy.
- Provide guidance and support to employees and managers on payroll-related queries.
- Manage pension auto-enrolment activities and monthly pension contribution submissions.
- Administer payroll activities relating to Ageas Flexible Benefits.
- Produce regular and ad-hoc payroll reports for Finance and wider business stakeholders.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and service delivery.
- Work closely with HR colleagues to ensure payroll actions are completed accurately and on time.
- Process payments to third parties, including HMRC, GAYE and court orders.
- Administer company car, flexible benefits car and eye care schemes.
- Support payroll-related projects and initiatives as required.
- Escalate system or processing issues promptly to the Payroll Team Leader.
Skills and experience you need as Payroll & Benefits Officer:
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Essential experience using IRIS Cascade Payroll software.
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Previous payroll experience with up-to-date knowledge of HMRC legislation and regulations.
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CIPP Payroll Technician Certificate (or equivalent experience) is desirable.
- Strong administrative experience with exceptional attention to detail.
- Highly numerate with good IT skills, particularly in Excel and Word.
- Able to prioritise workload, manage competing deadlines and work independently.
- A customer-focused approach, with the ability to handle payroll queries professionally and sensitively.
- Flexible and adaptable, particularly during key payroll periods.
At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.
Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy at Ageas:
Flexible Working- Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares. We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
Supporting your Health- Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Mindfulness.
Supporting your Wealth- 50% off esure and Sheilas' Wheels motor and home insurance, Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
Supporting you at Work- Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
Supporting you and your Family- Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.
Benefits for Them- Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
Get some Tech- Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
Getting around- Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
Supporting you back to work- Return to work programme after maternity leave.
About Ageas:
We are one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We show this in the service we provide to over four million customers.
As an inclusive employer, we encourage anyone to apply. We’re a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, member of iCAN and GAIN. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. That means if you are applying for a job with us, you will have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment experience. If the list does not cover the support you need, please contact our Recruitment Team to discuss how they can help. We also guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role. For more information, please see Ageas Everyone.
We have a zero-tolerance approach towards any form of harassment during the recruitment process, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and professionalism.
Our aim is to have great people everywhere in our business and we’re always looking for outstanding people to join us. Most roles across Ageas allow a proportion of your time to be spent working from home and we’re open to discussing flexible working, including full-time, part-time or job share arrangements. To find out more about Ageas, see About Us.
Want to be part of a Winning Team? Come and join Ageas.
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