Senior Payroll Officer

An exciting position has arisen for a Senior Payroll Officer to join a Charity that strives to support people with learning disabilities. The postholder will provide hands-on technical support in all aspects of payroll checking.

Key responsibilities:

• Demonstrate advanced payroll technician knowledge and apply it in verifying and approving calculations performed by Payroll Officers and Administrators, ensuring compliance with the charity’s standards and procedures.
• Ensure timely collation of data and update spreadsheets with payroll input progress.
• Run the final payroll in collaboration with the payroll team and Payroll Managers.
• Review exception and comparison reports acting on any issues found.
• Monitor the payroll inbox with the team to highlight trends.
• Run month-end reports and understand the output for reconciliation.
• Process correspondence from internal and external sources within relevant time periods.
• Reconcile and raise payment requests for third-party payments (e.g., HMRC, Unions, attachment of earnings) monthly.
• Attend meetings to provide advice, support, and feedback to the team.
• Maintain an organised working environment by ensuring all documents are signed and electronically filed promptly.
• Stay updated with statutory legislation to ensure compliance with HMRC and awareness of auto-enrolment guidance.
• Resolve technical payroll queries from employees, HR, and external agencies (e.g., HMRC, DWP) courteously and professionally.
• Work as part of a team to produce end-of-month and yearly statutory returns where requested.

Successful candidate profile:

• Experience of credit control collecting from Local Authorities or other entities
• In-depth knowledge of payroll issues, including tax, national insurance, statutory legislation, and payments
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Suite including Intermediate Excel skills
• Experience with payroll systems (currently using Iris/Earnie, but not essential)
• Keen eye for detail and strong verbal communication skills

Length: 12-month contract, with possibility to move permanent

Salary: £35,000 per annum

Hours: 35 per week

Working pattern: Office-based working with some hybrid flexibility

Location: Maidstone, Kent

Agency Reference Number: J87689

This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.