Payroll Administrator

Recruiter
Adversa Recruitment
Location
Shrewsbury
Posted
18 May 2018
Closes
09 Jun 2018
Job role
Accountant
Our client, Shropshire Council, are looking for a Payroll Administrator to join their team based in Shrewsbury.

This is initially a 3 month contract.

The main duties will be the processing of pay notifications by inputting to the Council’s on-line Payroll and HR system (Resourcelink) accurately whilst achieving payroll deadlines. You will ensure that statutory requirements / conditions of service and procedures are applied correctly and consistently.

Main duties of the role may include;

- Verify that all documentation / pay notifications from employees, services and external clients have been authorised appropriately and process these in line with relevant rules / conditions of service

- Loading data from various formats including personal/pay information, temp payments and absence data

- Determination and control of occupational and statutory payments relating to maternity, paternity, adoption and sick leave

- Determination of eligibility for membership / appropriate contribution rate and processing notifications for the local government and teachers’ pension schemes

- Application of automatic pay increments and pay awards for various Local Government staff including NJC and Teaching staff

- Review payroll output / exception reports to identify and correct erroneous data and perform regular audit checks to ensure adherence to procedures

- Resolution of enquiries from employees, managers and external clients services by telephone, email and in person on any aspect of payroll, having regard to the principles of Data Protection

- Distribution of standard reports

- Undertake manual pay calculations including Tax, NI and Pension etc., and arrange emergency payments (advances) as the need arises

Suitable candidates must;

- Possess Maths GCSE with minimum of C grade (or equivalent)

- Have experience working within a similar role

- Have excellent communication skills

- Have a customer focused approach when delivering their service, ensuring engagement with service users and maintenance of an appropriate personal profile

- Experience of HMRC tax and NIC rules would be useful

If this sounds like the right role for you, apply now

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