If you’ve got a wealth of experience in the payroll world and working with data makes you tick, then read on!

Here at GXO we have an opportunity for a  Payroll MI Analyst to join us on a 6-month fixed term contract basis.  You’ll work closely with our central payroll team and wider functions focusing on developing our reporting capability and support the automation of the end-to-end payroll process. You’ll be getting involved in data reporting – anything from day-to-day analysis and reconciliation to reviewing process and standardising our ways of working.

You’ll be based out of our head office in Northampton, where we also offer level a of home/flexible working, provided you’re able to attend the office as and when required.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up £65,000 per annum. In addition, we offer 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays). You’ll have access to a variety of high street discounts, as well as a cycle to work scheme, a workplace pension, and many other perks.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Support the payroll team and wider payroll stakeholder group with the analysis of payroll data, identifying and escalating any omissions or errors
• Provide monthly management and payroll frequency reports along with payroll performance reporting
• Develop a detailed understanding of our payroll data requirements and become a subject matter expert for the reporting tools used
• Support and lead on continuous improvement and project activities to develop the payroll processes and reporting tools

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• A solid background in payroll with a strong track record of working with large amounts of data and reporting, you’ll need to be a confident user of a data analytics tool such as Power BI, Google Analytics or Tableau, SQL knowledge & advanced MS Access.  If you have knowledge of Java or Python knowledge this would be big tick for us!
• Familiarity of working with data lake/warehouse(s) with VBA knowledge to remove manual activity
• Strong analytical and project management skills with the ability to identify and resolve problems with minimal supervision
• Hands-on and in-depth experience of working with ADP Global View, SAP or similar payroll products
• Ability to coach and mentor

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are Disability Confident Committed as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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