Payroll Officer

The Role

Are you an experienced payroll professional Join our clients team at the Head Office in Bowburn as a Payroll Officer. Supported by the Payroll Manager and provided with relevant systems training you will play a crucial role in delivering an efficient payroll administration service to over 1800 employees.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure the accurate remuneration of all staff members in accordance with their work contracts.
  
• Process timely and accurate updates to payroll records received from HR source data.
  
• Ensure strict compliance with all statutory payments deadlines and administrative submissions.
  
• Maintain the payroll system with the latest legislative changes and software updates under the guidance of the line manager.
  
• Collaborate with the HR department to enhance processes and information flows continually.
  
• Evaluate existing payroll processes and propose improvements to management.
  
• Provide salary information to managers and employees upon request fostering effective communication.
  
• Deliver an endtoend payroll service covering the employee lifecycle including new employee creation/checking contract variations payments deductions and terminations.
  
• Process time sheets P45s Attachment of Earnings and other financial amendments to payroll records.
  
• Handle changes related to sickness and parental leave.
  
• Reconcile and verify various reports before finalizing payroll to ensure accurate employee payments.
  
• Administer and submit contributions for multiple pension providers.
  
• Address payrollrelated queries from staff and management through effective communication and resolution.
  
• Stay updated on payrollrelated policies procedures and terms and conditions for the payroll staff.
  
• Ensure timely completion of yearend and pension yearend processes in line with relevant deadlines.
  
• Maintain expertise and knowledge in transactional services including payroll pensions and HR processes providing support and advice while ensuring compliance with statutory obligations and current business processes.
  
• Prepare and submit salary information to HMRC in the appropriate format.
  
• Ensure compliance with legislative guidelines from HMRC Pension Regulators DWP etc.
  
• Populate and maintain pension scheme systems.
  
• Administer and support multiple staff Terms & Conditions.
  
• Produce monthly payrolls with different terms and conditions assisting in obligations to outside agencies.
  
• Process salary data into the finance system accurately and promptly to meet companyset deadlines for management accounts.
  
• Review and reconcile payroll balance sheet accounts resolving any variances.
  
• Support and assist in providing data for TUPE transfers.
  
• Participate in the review of the organizations Payroll Policies Procedures and Processes.
  
• Engage in arrangements for further training and professional development.
  
• Stay current with changes or developments within the payroll profession.
  

Requirements

Person Specifications

Technical/ Professional Qualifications

• Relevant Payroll qualification(s) or the ability to demonstrate appropriate skills and knowledge (Essential)
  
• Sound knowledge of payroll legislation relating to payroll services; including HMRC requirements with regards to tax national insurance apprenticeship levy RTI auto enrolment PAYE offpayroll working IR35 (Essential)
  
• A working knowledge of the Local Government Pension Scheme Teachers Pensions Scheme NHS Pension Scheme (Desirable)
  

Experience / knowledge

• Sound knowledge of computerised payroll and accounting systems (Essential)
  
• Minimum of 3 years experience working in a similar busy payroll environment (Essential)
  
• Experience of payroll and pension yearend processes (Essential)
  
• Sound knowledge of payroll legislation (Essential)
  
• An inquiring and analytical mind with an ability to manage work logically consistently & accurately (Essential)
  

Skills and abilities

• Ability to use CHRIS21 and SUN Accounts (full training will be provided) (Desirable)
  
• Good IT skills including Microsoft packages (advanced Excel knowledge) (Essential)
  
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate payroll issues effectively with a wide range of people and develop effective working relationships at all levels (Essential)
  
• Ability to produce and present information and accurate reports (Essential)
  
• Excellent customer care skills (Essential)
  
• Sound administrative organizational and decisionmaking skills coupled with an understanding of appropriate escalation (Essential)
  
• An inquiring and analytical mind with an ability to manage work logically consistently & accurately with the ability to problemsolve (Essential)
  
• Ability to work autonomously and maintain ongoing areas of responsibility (Essential)
  
• Able to prioritize and time manage and effectively work to deadlines (Essential)
  
• Attention to detail and ability to understand and apply complex information (Essential)
  
• Ability to resolve a range of payroll queries from routine to complex issues (Essential)
  

Other Requirements

• Flexible approach to work by responding to the needs of the services (Essential)
  
• Commitment to own continuous personal and professional development (Essential)
  
• Commitment to promoting the culture of the organization (Essential)
  

Competencies

• Impactful Communication: Shares information and presents ideas or themes clearly and convincingly so that others see us as open transparent and credible and want to engage with us.
  
• Delivering Results and Achieving Greatness: Focuses on our individual drive and personal focus to succeed in delivering against our key business objectives and targets.
  
• Service Excellence: Continues to build on the organization s reputation within the industry becoming a provider of choice recognized by external bodies as meeting the diverse needs of our customers and delivering the highest standards of service delivery.
  
• Working Together: Defines how we work with each other and our customers partners commissioners and stakeholders.
  

Benefits