Payroll Advisor

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This is a great opportunity to join QBE as a Payroll Advisor, acting as a key point of contact for QBE employees and providing responsive and high-quality payroll support. In this role, you will support the accurate and timely delivery of monthly payroll across the UK and Dubai through an outsourced provider, ensuring full compliance with all statutory requirements. Beyond core payroll processing, you will contribute to business projects and collaborate with European teams, applying your technical expertise to drive continuous improvement. Working closely with the wider People team across Europe and the Philippines, you will help strengthen processes, enhance efficiency, and reduce risk. About QBE At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch. We're an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries - which means we're big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It's an exciting time. We're building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner. What if you could have a positive impact - at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you'll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. Your new role: Support the delivery of monthly outsourced payrolls for the UK and Dubai, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with statutory legislation and internal audit requirements. Assist with the administration of employee benefits, including salary sacrifice arrangements and pensions. Collaborate with People Centres of Excellence to identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and reduce risk. Provide clear and accurate payroll guidance to employees, covering areas such as PAYE, statutory requirements, compensation and benefits, pensions, and payroll policies. Contribute to HR and business projects, applying payroll expertise and technical knowledge to support successful delivery. Support month-end and year-end activities, including reporting, reconciliations, financial data preparation, and management of third-party deductions. Build and maintain up-to-date payroll knowledge through ongoing learning and professional development. Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion. About You Experience supporting UK payroll processes within an outsourced model, including statutory requirements, month- and year-end activities, data validation, benefits, and third-party deductions Experience supporting UK payroll processes within an in-house model, including statutory requirements, month- and year-end activities, data validation, benefits, and third-party deductions Strong customer focus, with the ability to provide accurate, clear payroll guidance and deliver a high-quality employee experience Confident communicator with proven ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders, including payroll providers and internal teams (e.g. HR, Reward, and managers) Able to manage competing priorities and deliver to strict deadlines and service levels, particularly in a structured monthly payroll cycle Proactive approach to identifying process improvements, with the ability to contribute ideas that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and control Experience with payroll and HR systems (e.g. ADP, Workday) and strong Excel skills, with the ability to analyse, reconcile and interpret payroll data, alongside an interest in using technology and AI to improve ways of working

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Primary Details Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee Payroll Advisor Role Highlights This is a Fixed Term Contract role which will run until the end of 2026 Leeds based role with hybrid working. A great opportunity to combine hands-on payroll delivery with project involvement and continuous improvement, working across international teams to enhance processes and employee experience.

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