Payroll and Benefits Officer

When you join EDF Trading, you’ll become part of a diverse international team of experts who challenge conventional ideas, test new approaches, and think outside the box. Energy markets evolve rapidly, so our team needs to remain agile, flexible, and ready to spot opportunities across all the markets we trade in power, gas, LNG, LPG, oil, and environmental products.

EDF Group and our customers all over the world trust that their assets are managed by us in the most effective and efficient manner and are protected through expert risk management. Trading for over 20 years, it’s experience that makes us leaders in the field. Energy is what we do.

Become part of the team and you will be offered a great range of benefits, which include (location dependent) hybrid working, a personal pension plan, private medical and dental insurance, bi-annual health assessments, corporate gym memberships, an electric car lease programme, childcare vouchers, a cycle-to-work scheme, season ticket loans, volunteering opportunities, and much more.

Gender balance and inclusion are very high on the agenda at EDF Trading, so you will become part of an ever-diversifying family of around 750 colleagues based in London, Paris, Singapore, and Houston. Regular social and networking events, both physical and virtual, will ensure that you always feel connected to your colleagues and the business.

Join us, make a difference, and help shape the future of energy.

Department

EDF Trading's Human Resources Team are based in London and Houston and provide a full range of HR support to the Company’s offices in UK, mainland Europe, Asia, and the United States.

Position purpose

This position will have full ownership of the international payroll function, provide strategic support for UK payroll operations, and play a key role in the management and administration of employee benefits.

Main responsibilities

• The Payroll and Benefits Officer is responsible for providing technical and operational support to the Payroll, Benefits and Mobility Manager.
• The role is responsible for processing monthly payrolls across various locations, benefits administration, and data management.
• The role will provide support to employees, senior management, service providers, and statutory bodies.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing support to the Payroll, Benefits and Mobility Manager with project-related activities across the department.
• Maintain strong relationships with external benefits vendors and actively engage with market trends to ensure our benefits offering remains competitive.
• This role will support the Payroll, Benefits, and Mobility Manager in the annual benefits renewal cycle. Key responsibilities include maintaining company-wide communications, managing platform campaigns, and ensuring appropriate reviews and approvals are secured for the rollout of any new benefit.
• This role will be responsible for staying informed on updates to employment laws, tax regulations, and benefits policies, ensuring compliance with the latest legal and market standards.
• Responsibility of managing day-to-day payroll related activities on a monthly basis to ensure sign-offs are obtained in line with the monthly calendar, these include:

• Manage international payroll sign off to include input of data, instructions to third party providers, checking of output and payroll journals.
• Complete monthly payroll journals and work with finance to resolve any queries.
• Complete data input for UK payroll and support Payroll, Benefits and Mobility Manager with sign off where needed.
• Complete month end reporting to all benefit providers to include any amendments.
• Maintain ongoing records such as Expat pay and STBV.
• Assist employees with benefits-related inquiries and resolve issues efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with tax regulations and payroll reporting requirements.
• Support with development and maintenance of written payroll procedures.
• Support with year-end reporting P11D/PSA/STBV.

Experience required

• 4+ years of UK and International payroll experience within financial services is essential.
• Strong knowledge of Workday payroll.
• Working knowledge of pension and benefits administration.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A team player who demonstrates initiative and a strong ability to collaborate.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

Technical requirements

• Experience with Workday integrated payroll is essential.
• Basic understanding of global mobility.
• Strong Excel and Word skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of PAYE, UK social security and statutory payments (SMP, SPP, SSP etc).
• Excellent working knowledge of pensions legislation (including auto-enrolment legislation).
• Good understanding of payroll accounting.

Person specification

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills; ability to triage and multi-task.
• Highly numerate with excellent attention to detail.
• Analytical mindset.
• Solutions orientated.
• Methodical in approach to the BAU but able to be flexible and think creatively with regards to problem solving.
• A team player who demonstrates initiative and a strong ability to collaborate.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to maintain discretion and integrity and to recognise the sensitivity around handling confidential data.

We are committed to equipping our employees with the tools that will enable them to fulfil their job to the highest standard. To that end we offer a wide range of technical and personal development courses both in-house and through third-party providers.

It is a fast-paced and dynamic working environment where each day is interesting and challenging. There’s also an incredible pool of talent and skills within EDFT. I’m continuously learning from my colleagues.

There is no ‘typical’ day. I work on a wide range of compensation, benefit and mobility projects throughout the year. One thing’s for sure though, I’ll have my head in a spreadsheet at some point.