AddressPensions Operations Officer (Payroll)
22.50 hours (flexible working considered)
Salary £14,530 - £16,622
Dorchester, combined with home-working
What’s in it for you:
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Pension Systems and Operations Team as a Payroll Officer within the Operations function on the Competency Level of the position, Grade 7. You will be part of a team of 9 people and will be working under the supervision of the Pension Systems and Operations Manager.
If you are passionate about payroll and want to use your knowledge and skills in a Pensions Payroll role that can make a difference, the Pension Systems and Operations Team has a role for you.
The Pensions Payroll will be migrating to the Universal Pension Management System in the next 18 months, this is an exciting project that you will be involved in.
We are committed to supporting your continual professional development and have a comprehensive development programme whatever the stage of your career. You will have the opportunity to study for a recognised payroll qualification.
We prioritise support, learning, development, and wellbeing across our workforce offering hybrid and flexible working that supports a healthy work-life balance.
Please note, you would be required to work from our office based in Dorchester until a certain level of knowledge and understanding has been achieved through 1:1 training to give you the best start in this role. You would then attend our office at least one day a week, although more days can be accommodated.
What you can expect to be doing:
We are looking for a part time, 22.50 hours per week Pensions Payroll Officer. They will be responsible for assisting in the provision of the Dorset County Pension Fund Payroll to approximately 22,000l pensioners, through a computerised payroll system, SAP.
The role requires technical payroll experience, excellent time management and workload planning ensuring payroll is processed accurately and on time. Essential to this role is the provision of high standards of customer care.
Main duties of the position are within the Context Statement for the relevant function.
About you:
You will need to have excellent communication, administration, and ICT skills. Payroll experience is essential, SAP payroll would be an advantage but not essential. As well as a flexible approach to work, there is a need to be self-motivated to organise and effectively prioritise your own workload to meet deadlines.
- Excellent telephone and communication skills
- work in a demanding and busy environment and successfully dealing with prioritisation conflicts.
- excellent numerical and ICT skills
- an eye for attention to detail
- understands the importance of confidentiality and GDPR
- ability to work collaboratively
- ability to work positively and efficiently under pressure
- well organised, with an eye for detail and be able to work on your own as well as part of a large team.
This role requires effective team working and the sharing of knowledge to achieve outcomes so you must have the confidence to be able to work in a collaborative way.
Contact details:
For further information about the position, please contact Steph Ball on 01305 225043
Dorset Council: A great place to work
We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.
At Dorset Council we:
- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success
You will:
- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression
We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.
We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.
We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.
This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.
We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.
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