Senior Payroll Officer - 21 hours per week

As a Senior Payroll Officer, you will be part of a specialist payroll team responsible for delivering a wide range of payroll services. You will ensure accurate and timely salary payments, resolve complex payroll queries, and assist with system developments and improvements. Key Responsibilities: • Working with the team to ensure all employees are paid accurately and on time, every time. • Dealing with end-to end transactional payroll tasks, including managing absences, calculating gross to net payments, emergency payments and the occasional overpayment of salary. • Manage monthly payroll processes, including BACS transmission, RTI submissions and finance costings production. • Operate salary sacrifice schemes and resolve complex pay queries. • Assist with year-end procedures and in year pay awards. • Run payroll reports for accuracy checking, auditing and the provision of management information. • Liaise with accountancy staff for reconciliation/payment queries. • Provide professional guidance on HR pay and reward policies. Service Development & Improvement: Review payroll procedures and recommend improvements. • Assist with system development and upgrades. • Keep up to date with HMRC regulations and participate in project work • Have a sound understanding and knowledge of the council’s Pay, Reward and HR policies and processes and assess the impact of reward and benefits on employee engagement. Experience: • Significant experience with transactional payroll services and complex payroll queries, within a local government/public sector environment. Experience of Zellis, HCM Resourcelink payroll system, including experience of RRS and Power BI. Excellent IT skills, utilising all Microsoft office applications. • Knowledge and experience of public sector pension schemes and regulations, including the LGPS, Teachers and NHS pension schemes. Qualifications: CIPP qualification, evidence of CPD.

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