What will you be doing?
Assisting in the running of the pension payroll to ensuring pensioners are paid accurately and on time, in accordance with legislation and organisational timetables;
1. Assist in the preparation and management of the pensioner payroll process for our clients’ payrolls in line with our procedures; to assist in all aspects for a portfolio of clients’ payrolls and process their monthly payrolls from start to finish.
2. Ensure payroll changes are recorded correctly on the work management system and processed according to agreed procedures and timescales.
3. Reconciliation of payroll costs and changes against our Pensions Administration database
4. Ensuring PAYE deductions are made and paid within statutory deadlines
5. Completion of Year end processing and distribution of annual P60s (including online P60s)
6. Ensure payments to pensioners, HMRC and other third-party bodies are made on a timely basis and within agreed controls
7. Answer queries (by telephone and in writing) from pensioners, colleagues, partners and clients and other third-party bodies in an accurate and timely manner
8. Ensure compliance with agreed payroll deadlines and ensure that team planners and the payroll calendar is kept up to date
9. Support the rest of the Pensions Payroll Team on payroll and team matters
10. Maintain payroll and ancillary systems
11. Advise and assist our Pensions Administration Teams on any payroll matters
12. To issue payslips to pensioners within agreed timescales and always ensuring these are sent to the confirmed and up to date address.
What skills, experience, and qualities do you need for this role?
13. Strong accuracy and attention to detail
14. Ability to work well as part of a team, and on own initiative
15. Good communication skills
16. Good attention to detail
17. Well organised
18. Professional at all times with a hands on and positive ‘can-do’ attitude
19. Strong maths skills with an ability to spot numerical errors
20. Excel skills to an intermediate level would be ideal
Previous experience/qualifications
21. Ideally suited to a person with some previous office experience (payroll experience would be a bonus but is not essential).
22. GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including maths.
23. Educated to ‘A’ level, degree level or equivalent.
24. Knowledge of Microsoft Windows 10 and Office (Word / Excel / Outlook).
What’s in it for you?
Take a look at our page to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes:
For you:
25. Hybrid working (varies by role and department)
26. professional study support (where applicable)
27. Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women’s networks
For your family:
28. Life assurance, income protection, enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave
For your health:
29. 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday
30. Private medical insurance
31. Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
32. Eye care vouchers
33. Cycle to work scheme
34. Digital GP services
For your wealth:
35. Competitive pension scheme
36. Discretionary bonus scheme
37. High street discounts
38. Season ticket loans
For others:
39. Volunteering opportunities
For the environment:
40. Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies)