Payroll Officer

Payroll Officer

The Health and Care Professions Council is a UK-wide regulator, committed to delivering high quality, efficient regulation in order to protect the public.  We regulate 15 professions, including paramedics, radiographers, occupational therapists, and biomedical scientists.

HCPC’s vision is to be a high performing, adaptable and caring regulator that ensures public protection through strong, evidence-based regulation.

Our purpose is to promote excellence in the professions we regulate and champion high-quality care that the public can access safely and with confidence.

We have as one of our goals to build a resilient, healthy, capable and sustainable organisation and therefore, the HCPC is full of talented and committed people with a shared purpose of protecting the public. And while we’re all unique, we share something in common. It’s the values by which we live and work: Fair, Compassionate, Inclusive, Enterprising.

About the Payroll Officer role:

We are seeking a diligent Payroll Officer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for processing and managing timely and accurate compensation for all employees.

Payroll Officer Key responsibilities

• To ensure compliance with all statutory requirements of PAYE and pension schemes and to ensure accurate and timely reporting as required by HM Revenue and Customs, Real Time information and pension scheme returns.
• Implements, maintains, and reviews payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
• Processing of payroll, including new starters, leavers, timesheets, calculating pay, HMRC submissions. Ensuring that correct payments are made, and appropriate information is provided, to the HCPC’s pension scheme, HMRC and other statutory bodies.
• To support the development and enhancement of Payroll and Pension system processes, in liaison with the Human Resource Department, to provide an efficient and effective service to employees.
• To assist in developing and implementing HCPC policy and procedures related to payroll and pensions, liaising with senior management, internal audit and other departments where appropriate.

About you

• Working towards becoming CIPP Qualified and a current active member of the CIPP.
• A proven track record of managing a highly effective Payroll and/or Pension office to include a working knowledge of statutory requirements affecting PAYE, Defined Contribution Pension schemes and benefit structures.
• A strong understanding of manual and computerised payroll systems and principles.
• Ability to interpret and to reconcile complex financial data from a variety of sources using tools such as Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills, at all levels of the organisation.
• A positive, proactive and curious mind-set with the experience to apply critical analysis and judgement when faced with challenges; ensuring these solutions are customer focused and balance the wider needs of the organisation.

This role is exciting, fast-moving and plays a key role in the continued success of the business. If you're passionate about systems and data and enjoy business partnering, where you can make a real difference, and can see the direct impact your contributions can bring to an organisation, then this role is for you.

What we offer

The people we work with are central to helping us achieve effective and efficient regulation and in return we offer our employees generous benefits. As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee schemes and benefits including:

• 30 days annual leave plus discretionary days
• Interest free season ticket loan
• 24/7 Virtual GP
• Cycle to work scheme
• 7% employer contribution pension
• Employee discounts on gym membership and a broad range of retail outlets
• Flexible working and home working options
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Virtual Wellbeing Centre
• Covid-19 compliance/safe, managed, working environment

Alongside our excellent employee benefits, we are committed to your ongoing learning and development to build your skills, experience, and career.

Closing Date: 26 January 2024 (All vacancies will close at 1 pm)

Interview Date: 1 February 2024