Job Title: SQL Data Assistant (Payroll)/Payroll Systems Assistant/ Payroll Systems Support Administrator
Reports To: Payroll Systems Manager

What will the role look like?

We are seeking a highly skilled Payroll Systems Assistant with a strong technical background to support the payroll function and assist with the development of key payroll-related reports. This role will focus on reporting, data management, and system administration, requiring a solid understanding of SAP Business Objects, SQL, and Itrent, along with the ability to work with high volumes of data and handle sensitive payroll queries. 

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Reporting & Data Analysis:
• Develop, run, and maintain custom reports using SAP Business Objects to meet business requirements, including costing and data reports.
• Handle high volumes of ad-hoc reporting requests, ensuring timely delivery and accuracy.
• Ensure proper authorisation for reports, as they often contain sensitive payroll data.
• Liaise with stakeholders to clarify reporting requirements and ensure reports meet business needs.
• System Administration & Support:
• Provide system administration support for the Itrent system, including password resets, managing user access, and responding to general system queries.
• Ensure data integrity within the Itrent system, troubleshooting any system issues as they arise.
• Assist with system updates and contribute to improving system functionality in line with business needs.
• Payroll Support & Customer Service:
• Review incoming queries in the shared mailbox, ensuring that payroll-related queries are properly directed to the monthly payroll team when necessary.
• Compliance & Data Privacy:
• Ensure all payroll-related reports and data handling follow GDPR guidelines and company privacy policies, maintaining confidentiality and data security.
• Stay up-to-date with payroll-related compliance requirements, ensuring all tasks adhere to relevant legislation.
• Technical Knowledge & Process Improvement:
• Apply SQL skills to assist in extracting and manipulating payroll data for reporting and analysis purposes.
• Contribute to the improvement of payroll systems, processes, and reports, providing feedback on ways to streamline and automate reporting where possible.

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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