Payroll & Benefits Administrator

Payroll & Benefits Administrator

Full-Time 30000 - 40000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Havas Media Group Spain SAU

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Manage payroll and employee benefits, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
  • Company: Join a dynamic team in a supportive and inclusive environment.
  • Benefits: Permanent contract with competitive salary and opportunities for growth.
  • Other info: Embrace a culture of diversity and equal opportunity.
  • Why this job: Be the go-to person for payroll and benefits, making a real difference for employees.
  • Qualifications: Strong Excel skills and excellent communication abilities required.

The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.

We are recruiting for a Payroll and Benefits Administrator to ensure we process accurate payroll, employee data and benefits across our client groups.

This role covers payroll data collection, instructions and validation, and employee benefits administration.

You will work closely with the Payroll & Systems Advisor and other team members to support our employees as the first point of contact for benefits information across the Group.

  • Main Responsibilities
  • Payroll Administration – Audit HRIS to ensure all employee lifecycle changes and necessary data are recorded in a timely fashion ahead of payroll cut‑off; liaise with Havas Shared Services centre for monthly employee updates and enquiries; check and reconcile payroll data against HRIS and monthly updates after the first run; act as a front‑facing contact for all employees on payroll & tax queries.
  • Benefits Administration – Act as the first point of contact with employees to manage questions and queries about employee benefits; maintain relationships with external benefit providers; keep membership of all benefit platforms up to date on a monthly basis and perform regular audits; support the communication and promotion of employee benefits throughout the year.
  • General Administration – Keep all e‑files up to date; stay abreast of changes in relevant legislation; ensure all data is managed in accordance with GDPR and that safeguards remain in place and any changes are recorded and communicated.

Qualifications

  • Strong Excel skills (data validation, basic formulae such as VLOOKUP/IF/MATCH) and ability to prepare manual payroll calculations in Excel.
  • Intermediate Excel and Word skills.
  • Highly organised, deadline‑focused, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Compelling and concise communicator – persuasive and confident, able to translate complex data into plain terms.
  • Comfortable challenging and asking why; confident in a confidential environment.
  • Good command of written and spoken English.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability or other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform the job.

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Havas Media Group Spain SAU

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Havas Media Group Spain SAU Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Payroll & Benefits Administrator

Payroll Administration
Benefits Administration
Data Validation
Excel Skills
VLOOKUP
IF Function
MATCH Function