Job Description
One of my local government clients are currently recruiting an experienced Senior Payroll Officer on a temporary basis. This is a 3-month minimum contract with the possibility of the role being extended further to work Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.\n\nHybrid working role were, however, you will be required to attend the office 2/3 times a week.\n\nOverview:\n\n * The Payroll Officer role is part of a small specialist payroll team that is responsible for providing a wide range of payroll expertise and ensuring that accurate salary payments are made on time and in accordance with the appropriate conditions of service and statutory regulations.\n\n * The post holder is responsible for resolving more complex payroll related queries escalated from the HR support team, or from within the payroll specialist team, as well as assisting with system developments and improvements.\n\nMain Duties:\n\n * Provide professional guidance and support in matters relating to HR pay and reward policies and procedures, ensuring statutory regulations, organisational rules and best practice are adhered to.\n\n * Promote excellent customer service by effective handling of telephone enquiries, written responses, face-to-face discussion and when attending meetings.\n\n * Complete all necessary tasks to the highest standard, completing documentation including model letters and forms, ensuring authorisation has been provided by the Payroll and Benefits Team Leader where applicable.\n\n * Take responsibility to actively engage by using the case management system, taking ownership of cases with the required timescales by either resolving or escalating issues accordingly.\n\n * Complete the running of an accurate monthly payroll for the Council, including the running of the BACS transmission, costing, running of payslips and any necessary tasks which complete the payroll process.\n\n * Run standard payroll reports to enable accuracy checking and auditing of the monthly payroll and reviewing on a regular basis to ensure fit for purpose.\n\n * Liaise with accountancy staff regarding any reconciliation / payment queries. These may include queries relating to payment of court orders, recovery of overpayments and costing queries.\n\n * Produce management information by running appropriate Business Objects reports.\n\nIf you are interested in this vacancy, please send your CV to Jahker Miah from Coyle Personnel Ltd