Full-Time

Payroll & Benefits Coordinator

Payroll & Benefits

Posted on 5/9/2026

The.Team

The.Team

Entertainment payroll, business affairs, talent management

No salary listed

London, UK

In Person

Category
People & HR (1)
Required Skills
Workday HRIS
Responsibilities
  • Process all benefit applications, ensuring applications are processed in a timely manner and all documentation is accurately completed.
  • Assist with pension processes, including maintaining our obligations under auto enrolment, working with payroll to ensure accuracy of data in Workday.
  • Manage all filling for benefit applications and invoices.
  • Process invoices for payment and audit invoices and Workday to ensure benefit elections are accurately recorded and processed.
  • Update Workday on a monthly basis, where needed, with all benefit updates, especially those that touch payroll.
  • Audit benefit enrolment against payroll and employee files on a monthly basis.
  • Update benefit portals with monthly new hires and leavers as needed.
  • Support the relationship with the external benefit brokers, ensuring information flow is accurate and timely.
  • Support the annual benefit renewal process, ensuring benefit schemes remain competitive and industry leading.
  • Support annual benefit events, including annual benefits enrolment and renewal projects.
  • Run ad-hoc reports on benefits utilization and help interpret insights.
  • Process some smaller payrolls, utilizing Workday reporting and ensure accurate and compliant payroll processes for all countries.
  • Gain an understanding of the larger payrolls, to be able to assist where needed.
  • Manage monthly payroll calendar and work with the People Partners and Finance Directors across the business in the collation of payroll data and documentation.
  • Manage the payroll approval process with the People Partners, using variance reporting for ease of review.
  • Ensure all payroll documentation is accurately executed, securely filed and distributed appropriately.
  • In conjunction with Finance complete year-end tax reporting.
  • Support Finance with annual audit processes.
  • Be the first point of contact for all payroll queries and escalate as needed.
  • Support employee data auditing.
  • Ensure HR documentation is kept confidential and accurately up-to-date.
  • Ensure all HR filing is completed in a timely and organized manner.
  • Assist with reporting as necessary.
  • Support Workday testing for payroll and benefit modules.
  • Update benefit schemes in Workday to ensure accurate automation of the benefit elections and tracking.
  • Support with ad hoc projects and administrative tasks.
  • Actively contribute to a culture of continual improvement, making recommendations and using initiative to ensure best in class HR delivery.

The.Team provides payroll, business affairs, and talent management services for advertising, music, and live entertainment. It handles employer-of-record payroll for union and non-union talent, crew, musicians, and staff, and offers cloud-based production accounting for cost management, job costing, and profit analysis. For talent and rights holders, it processes payments (session fees and residuals), manages contracts, and tracks licensed content and publishing administration. Its goal is to help productions pay talent accurately, stay compliant, and manage costs and rights, supported by its 2021 acquisition by Cast & Crew to expand reach.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Rising VFX and video game payroll demand expands beyond advertising and music sectors.
  • Post-2021 Cast & Crew acquisition integrates services, enhancing union payroll scalability.
  • Talent contract platform tracks usage and expirations for digital content clearance.

What critics are saying

  • Backlight's Q1 2026 AI payroll automation cuts The TEAM's processing costs by 40%.
  • SAG-AFTRA 2026 blockchain residuals exclude The TEAM, eliminating 60% talent revenue.
  • Paychex's 2025 Wrapbook acquisition steals live music clients with 30% faster payments.

What makes The.Team unique

  • The TEAM Companies delivers union payroll expertise for SAG-AFTRA, AFM, and IATSE contracts since 1992.
  • Cloud-based software manages production costs, job costing, and residuals for advertising and music.
  • Canadian operations via Toronto office enable cross-border payroll for North American tours.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours