Overview
Role: Reward Analyst at Primark.
Contract: 12 Month FTC
What You’ll Do
In your role, you’ll collaborate with colleagues across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:
Responsibilities
* Data Collection & Consolidation
o Collect and consolidate multiple pay elements from diverse systems and sources, including:
+ Base pay and all cash allowances
+ Benefits data, including vouchers and non-cash perks
+ Payroll elements, such as overtime, bonuses, and deductions
+ Colleague-related data, including FTE, job titles, grades, and locations
+ Absence data, including sickness, parental leave, and unpaid leave
* Data Validation & Quality Control
o Perform rigorous data checking and validation to ensure completeness and consistency across datasets.
o Identify discrepancies or anomalies and coordinate with P&C, Payroll, and Benefits teams to resolve issues.
o Maintain audit trails and documentation to support data accuracy and compliance.
* Reporting & Compliance Support
o Support the generation of internal and external reports required for pay transparency, equity analysis, and regulatory compliance.
o Prepare datasets for analysis by internal stakeholders and external auditors where necessary.
o Assist in fulfilling regulatory requirements such as gender pay gap or equal pay reporting.
* Collaboration & Stakeholder Support
o Work closely with colleagues in Reward, HRIS, Payroll, and Compliance teams to ensure alignment on data definitions and collection timelines.
o Provide technical data support for ongoing audits, initiatives, or analysis projects related to pay and reward.
* Process Improvement
o Contribute to the development of standardised templates, checklists, and documentation to streamline data gathering.
o Recommend process improvements to enhance data quality and reporting efficiency.
What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
* Proven experience in HR, payroll, compensation analysis, or data management roles.
* Strong Excel and data analysis skills; familiarity with SQL, Power BI, or similar tools is a plus.
* Understanding of payroll systems, HRIS platforms, and benefits administration processes.
* High attention to detail with strong organisational and documentation skills.
* Ability to work with sensitive data in a confidential and compliant manner.
Desirable
* Experience supporting pay equity, pay transparency, or regulatory reporting.
* Familiarity with global or multi-country payroll and benefits structures.
* Knowledge of GDPR and data privacy requirements in handling HR data.
About Primark
At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values are Caring, Dynamic, and Together; we strive to put people first and to develop our people.
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
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