Senior Payroll Analyst (Quality) role at NHS Scotland.
Join Our Team – Be Part of our NHS Shared Payroll Service! Are you ready to make a real impact across the country? Our payroll team provides a shared service supporting 9 boards throughout Scotland. We’re looking for dedicated professionals to help us deliver efficient, accurate, and people‑focused payroll solutions at scale.
About The Organisation
National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating at the heart of NHS Scotland, providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best‑in‑class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well‑being of the people of Scotland. We work in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit‑for‑purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re‑invested into essential services.
The Post
NSS Payroll Services has been granted the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals Payroll Assurance Scheme accreditation. NSS Payroll Services provides a fully managed payroll service to NHS Lothian, NHS Forth Valley, Strathcarron Hospice, NHS Fife, NHS National Services Scotland, NHS Public Health Scotland, NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland, NHS National Education Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Service and NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Payroll services are responsible for a total pay bill of in excess of £2.8 billion for 90,000 employees and manage the delivery of payroll services to 9 health boards on a shared‑service basis. The department ensures that, from recruitment to retirement, all employees are paid both timeously and accurately in conjunction with their contracts of employment and terms and conditions of service, and ensures all boards are compliant with all statutory legislation relating to income tax, National Insurance, statutory absence payments, NHS Scotland Pension Scheme etc.
The Candidate
Responsible for leading payroll projects and continuous improvement initiatives to support the Payroll Service and its external stakeholders. Providing suitable solutions and quality assurance to support a high‑quality payroll service complying with all relevant statutory legislation and local procedures, that ensures payroll processes and operations are fully compliant with legislation and audit recommendations, working with payroll section managers across the service. Support the payroll section manager (technical) in delivery of complex high‑profile programmes across the different payroll teams, maximising efficiency through technology, standardising procedures while maintaining effective governance and data quality. Please see the Person Specification for further details.
Location and Working Pattern
NSS Payroll Services has office locations in Edinburgh, Kirkcaldy, Denny and Dumfries. We offer the opportunity for hybrid working. Hours are 37 per week on a Monday to Friday office‑hours basis with flexitime available. It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.
Benefits
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work‑life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
Inclusion
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is an equal‑opportunity employer and as an accredited Disability Confidence Leader, guarantees interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As a national board and anchor institution, we aim to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We offer flexible working and support staff health and well‑being through learning and development and equality staff networks. Please contact the recruitment team on NSS.wfrs@nhs.scot if you are interested in reasonable adjustments.
Further Information
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Paul Govan, Head of Payroll Services, paul.govan@nhs.scot.
Closing date
Closing date for completed applications is Tuesday 25th November 2025.
Further information on NSS is available from: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/ Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e‑mail only, so please check your e‑mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as a committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.
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