Payroll Officer

Payroll Officer (roles closes 4th Feb 2024)

Permanent - Full Time (35 hours per week)

Payroll Team - Reporting to Payroll Manager

Are you a meticulous Payroll Officer with a passion for precision? Join our small, friendly, and professional team where accuracy meets efficiency. Were seeking a detail-oriented, understanding and proactive professional to help manage payroll across our organisation. As a supportive Housing Association with lots going on, there will be plenty of opportunity to get involved the wider organisation, whilst having the space to develop your career with us. If this sounds like what youre looking for, please apply!

About Hightown

Hightown is acharitable housing association (operating in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire) aiming to help people who need support and care or who cannot afford to buy or renta homeat market values. We do this by building hundreds of much needed new homes and providing care and supported housing services for a wide range of people.

We currently manage over 8,600 homes - mostly in theDacorum, St Albans, Watford, Aylesbury Vale, North Herts and Hertsmere districts and employ over 1,000 staff (mainly in our care and supported housing schemes).

In the Payroll Officer position, youd be part of the small and dedicated team responsible for the delivery of a first-class payroll service to the Association and its employees, through the input of payroll data and management of the payroll provider RSM.

About the role

Working as part of a dedicated and committed team you will

• Work collaboratively with other members of the Payroll team to deliver a first class payroll service, ensuring all employees are paid the correct amount on the due date.
• Partner with members of the Recruitment, HR and Business Support teams to ensure that all data relevant to payroll is processed through the payroll system.
• Promptly and accurately input employee data into the payroll software for new starters, contract changes, leavers and other relevant changes, either manually or via data upload.
• Input/upload all relevant absence data from Business Manager particularly relating to sickness absence. To scrutinise ongoing sickness absence to identify potential negative pay issues.
• Respond to routine pension queries, liaising with the pension providers as necessary.
• Promote the Association s vision and values.

Who we are looking for

To be successful in the role you will be able to demonstrate

• A good standard of literacy and numeracy equivalent to GCSE English and Maths.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft suite of programmes, and in particular Excel and Outlook.
• Good attention to detail.
• Experience of working in a payroll and/or process driven customer service environment with good payroll technical knowledge and experience.
• Ability to understand and interpret policies, procedures and relevant legislation relating to pensions regulations and guidance, eg SHPS Pensions, NHS Pensions, LGPS etc.
• Recognised Payroll Certification / Qualification eg CIPP would be desirable but not essential.

Additionally, the successful candidate will share our core values

At Hightown we ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. Our values are:

• Putting our residents and service users first
• Treating people with respect, promoting independence and choice
• Developing passionate and committed teams
• Being cost effective without compromising standards or safety

Our Benefits

In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer a considerable benefits package which includes

• Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including bank holidays. Rising with service to 35 days
• Competitive salary of up to GBP37,164pa for a 35 hour week
• Ability to work from home 2 days per week upon completion of probationary period.
• Workplace Pension Scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Monthly attendance bonus of 1.25%
• Regular market reviews of salary and cost of living
• Life assurance cover of three times your annual salary
• Blue Light Card, giving you big savings on hundreds of high street brands, gym memberships, restaurants and cinema tickets.
• Ongoing training, e-learning and courses to develop your career and skillset
• Employee Support and Health & Wellbeing
• On site gym and shower facilities

Are you interested? Then please also click below for a copy of the Job Description.

To apply for this position please click the link below.

Closing date: Sunday 4th February

Interview date: w/c 12th February

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