The company:
Williams is one of the world’s leading Formula 1 teams. It exists purely to race in the top echelon of motor racing, where it has been winning grand Prix’s for more than three decades. The Williams name has been synonymous with top-level motorsport since the 1960s.
The position:
We are looking to recruit a Finance Operations Analyst on a nine-month fixed-term-contract to manage the existing monthly finance function for payroll ensuring that all employees are correctly paid and the corresponding finance activities are completed on a monthly basis.
The role:
The ideal candidate will require excellent organisational and process development skills with a focus on detail. They will require an understanding of the financial/accounting implications of any actions completed as well as a knowledge of payroll principles.
Below is an overview of the key tasks (these are not exclusive):
- Be the main point of contact with HR
- Manage the relationship with the outsourced payroll provider to ensure they are held to account, and all deadlines are met
- Ensure the relevant information from the HR system is updated on the outsourced payroll provider’s system in accordance with the documented process timetable
- Upload expenses/per diems and other ad hoc payments to the outsourced payroll provider’s system in accordance with the documented process timetable
- Assist HR when calculating adjustments to account for employee changes
- Audit all of HR entries and assist with trouble shooting
- Assist the HR team with calculations such as settlements, maternity schedules, shared leave and sickness
- Prepare payroll analysis reporting for review by the management team
- Complete required monthly tasks to the set timetable (Ensuring payroll is signed off and all reporting is run to the required deadlines)
- Answer ad hoc employee questions
- Complete the monthly pensions contribution/auto enrolment process as per the set timetable
- Complete the monthly reconciliations for all role related accounts and complete the necessary journal postings
- Manage ‘other’ payroll related payments (e.g. floats, expenses, etc)
- Complete adhoc analysis on a standalone basis or as part of a wider project
- Adhere to annual governance reporting such pensions and salary sacrifice calculations
What can Williams offer?
The Williams Group is based in Grove, Oxfordshire. We offer free onsite parking and large open green spaces to unwind during breaks. We are a short 5 minutes’ from Wantage, our closest town centre. We have an on-site gym which is free to use for all staff and contractors. We also have a subsidised restaurant on site. Please scroll down the page to review our benefits suite below.
Application closing date:
All applications must be received by 19th March 2021.
The Williams Group is an equal opportunity employer who values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability, we are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.
Strictly no agencies.