LegalAndGeneral

Financial Services

PayrollOperationsSpecialist

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom FULL TIME
The Brief

“Payroll Operations Specialist at LegalAndGeneral. Skills: Payroll Operations, Financial Data Analysis, Process Improvement. Processing daily payroll reconciliations and resolving exceptions to maintain accurate and timely customer payments. Acting on outstanding information quickly and working with relevant teams to meet agreed service levels”

What You'll Achieve.

maintain accurate and timely customer payments; meet agreed service levels; protect payment accuracy; ensure reliable management information; enhancing the customer journey

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Skilled problem‑solver; sound judgement; ability to make informed decisions; resolving queries

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience working in a payroll environment, understanding of payroll processes, systems and software, Ability to analyse and interpret financial and technical payroll data to resolve queries, Proficiency in Excel, comfort working with data-driven tasks

Nice to Have

ideally with high‑volume pension payrolls (10, 000+), including B2C and B2B reconciliations

What You'll Do.

Processing daily payroll reconciliations and resolving exceptions to maintain accurate and timely customer payments

Acting on outstanding information quickly and working with relevant teams to meet agreed service levels

Supporting operational payment processes and contributing to internal controls

Developing and maintaining knowledge of payroll legislation

regulatory requirements and internal procedures

Coaching and guiding colleagues by sharing knowledge of retirement products

payment services and end‑to‑end processes

Supporting user testing and monitoring system or process changes to protect payment accuracy

Recording workflow accurately and completing quality checks to ensure reliable management information

Identifying opportunities for process improvement and enhancing the customer journey through Agile ways of working

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work effectively with colleagues at all levels; Collaborative team player who supports others and contributes to shared goals

Communication Scope

Confident communicator; work effectively with colleagues at all levels

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