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Date live:
Apr. 16, 2025
Business Area:
HR
Area of Expertise:
Human Resources
Reference Code:
JR-0000047432
Contract:
Permanent
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Explore locationJoin Barclays as a US Delivery Payroll Specialist to provide administrative support and payroll subject matter expertise that ensures we continue to provide a best-in-class service that meets the current and future needs of our America’s colleagues in a way that is compliant, accurate, timely, and resilient. Responsible for performing Payroll activities within the HR Operations payroll function ensuring timely, accurate, and risk adverse delivery and accounting of Salaries, Wages, Overtime, Commissions, Incentive Payments, and any other payroll-related reporting or projects for US, Canadian and Brazilian payroll operations.
To be successful as a US Delivery Payroll Specialist, you should have experience with:
- HR and Payroll systems and software such as Workday, ADP EV6
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel for data entry / reporting
- Familiar with payroll regulatory requirements and terms
- Attention to detail – high level of accuracy in handling numerical data and records. Ability to spot errors and inconsistencies in payroll information.
- Clear and professional communication when addressing colleague inquiries.
- The ability to work collaboratively withing team environment.
- The ability to manage time and prioritize tasks, particularly during busy periods
Some other highly valued skills may include:
- Experience of wider tools and technology related to Payroll and HR
- Continuous improvement methodologies and Project Management experience
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This role is located in Whippany, NJ.
Purpose of the role
To manage payroll functions, including calculating employee pay, withholding taxes, and any other deductions, as well as maintaining accurate payroll records for the business.
Accountabilities
- Processing of payroll for hourly, salaried, and commissioned employees, calculating tax and other contributions, withholding, and paying out as appropriate.
- Employee payroll record administration and troubleshooting.
- Guidance and support to employees on all payroll matters, including queries related to calculations of salaries and wages, overtime, bonuses, and commissions.
- Compliance related statutory filings including the management of the reply to Government institution notices related to all Statutory obligations.
- Payroll statutory reporting and filing including liaison with relevant local tax authorities.
Analyst Expectations
- To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
- Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
- Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
- They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
- If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
- OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
- Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
- Partner with other functions and business areas.
- Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
- Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
- Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
- Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
- Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
- Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
- Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
- Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
- Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
- Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
- Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
