Job Title: Payroll Officer

Starting: ASAP

Duration: 3 months with potential for extension

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 – 5

Location: Old Street, North London

Pay: £13.50 to £14.50 paye per hour

£14.50 to £16 paye inclusive per hour

£16.50 to £17.50 umbrella per hour

Pay is dependent on skills and experience

Job Summary:

The post holder is responsible for processing the payroll of our temporary workforce, working closely with the erostering team and other associated teams to facilitate weekly payroll.

Duties:

• Inputting starters onto ESR within payroll deadlines and ensuring that starter paperwork is delivered to the payroll department in a timely manner
• Maintain electronic filing systems, ensuring security and confidentiality of information, record keeping, and archiving information. 
• Provide information and if appropriate, advice on all matters related to pay, service conditions and the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Make accurate and authorised payments, including resolving any queries.
• Maintain payroll-related records including Income Tax, National Insurance, Pensions, Occupational and Statutory Sick and Maternity/Paternity Pay, Adoption leave and Family Tax Credits and any other relevant payments or deductions.
• Process manual calculations, as required including but not limited to tax calculations and net overpayment etc.  
• Support the Payroll Liaison Officer in the production of payroll reports as part of the end-to-end payroll processing in accordance with relevant SOP and checklist instructions.
• Process appropriate reports, schedules and documents and distribute as required.
• Identify and investigate discrepancies, or queries at any point in the payroll process and either resolve or refer to the appropriate team member for action if required.
• Ensure the temporary staffing team are made aware of any data or service issues which could delay payment to workers.  

Essential Knowledge: 

• 1 years NHS experience and preferably 2 or more 
• 3 years payroll experience working in a high pressure environment 
• Experience of working with outsourced providers
• Detailed knowledge of legislation applicable to payroll
• Well-honed analytical skills, confidently able to analyse data to investigate and resolve payroll enquiries.  

Desirable: 

• Knowledge using ESR
• CIPP Qualification 
• Experience of working with outsourced providers

Personal Traits: 

• Demonstrable evidence of excellent customer service skills and ability to build positive working relationships. 
• High level of attention to detail and accurate data input skills  
• Good level of planning and organisational skills
• Demonstrable evidence of ability to deliver at pace, managing workload to ensure payroll deadlines are met whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Able to complete complex manual calculations correctly.
• Resilient under pressure, able to deal with conflict positively.