At Sysco GB (Brakes, Fresh Direct, Campbell’s Prime Meat, KFF & Medina), we’ve laid the foundations of a bold HR transformation, investing heavily in people, process, and platforms. As Payroll administrator, you’ll be part of our high performing HR Operations Team, working closely with colleagues, managers, HR and business teams. We are proud to support over 8.500 colleagues from across GB, ensuring that they are paid accurately and on time, every time. With our recent global implementation of Workday and SAP integrations, we’ve transformed how we manage payroll data and colleague life cycle processes. You’ll contribute to maintaining data in our HR systems, process changes and support monthly payroll cycles from start to finish.

This role is offering flexible hybrid working with 2-3 days based in our Kent office for team collaboration and meetings, so you must be with in a commutable distance.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Accurately process payroll data for all GB colleagues, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements (SAP)
• Support the monthly payroll cycle, including data validation, reconciliations, audits and exception reporting.
• Work with HR, colleagues and managers to ensure all payroll changes are correctly captured and processed.
• Respond to colleague payroll queries (in-person, online) promptly and professionally.
• Assist with payroll reporting, audits, and year-end activities such as P60s and P11Ds.
• Support continuous process improvements to increase payroll efficiency and accuracy.
• Complete banking transmissions and account reconciliations.
• Collaborate with Finance, Treasury, HR and regional teams on project initiatives, testing and system enhancements as and when required.

About you:

To be successful in this role you will have previous in-house payroll administration experience within a complex, multi-site organisation and a strong working knowledge of payroll processes, statutory requirements, and compliance obligations including PAYE, NI, SMP, SSP, NIC, RTI. It’s essential to have a working knowledge of SAP & Workday HCM is highly desirable, especially in payroll and/or time tracking. You’ll be able to work to deadlines, manage priorities, identify solutions and handle confidential information with discretion and adopt a team-focused approach, with excellent communication and problem-solving skills. You will also have a strong attention to detail and accuracy in dataentry and manual salary/ tax calculations and good Excel, reporting and MS365 capabilities.

What we offer:

• Generous holiday allowance, with option to purchase 5 additional holiday days
• Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
• Discounts on Cinema tickets, shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sodexo.
• Recognition awards and Incentives
• Career progression opportunities - being part of the Sysco group, the world’s leading foodservice business, opens up a world of possibility

Additional Information

At Brakes everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Brakes and we recognise that Brakes can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.

Brakes

Built on a passion for food and feeding the nation, we are the UK’s largest foodservice supplier. Every day Brakes deliver the highest quality fresh and frozen food and ingredients from our nationwide network of distribution centres to some of the nation’s most famous pubs and restaurants, as well as schools, caterers, care homes and hospitals. Our customers depend on us, and our 8,000-strong workforce is dedicated and proud to be part of this vital provision. And we’re growing!