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Form of workOur client in Portishead is seeking a Senior Payroll Officer to assist the delivery team with monthly payroll responsibilities.
Role Description
To support the Payroll & Pensions Manager for the delivery of a high quality efficient and effective payroll and pension service. Provide sound professional advice and support, covering a wide range of personnel and payroll issues.
Main Responsibilities-
- Lead and support organisational, directorate, departmental or team projects ensuring payroll and pension advice is provided to improve the service provision.
- To participate in the continuous review and maintenance of all payroll control.
- Ensure all transactions are processed/follow up actions carried out in accordance with relevant timescales and procedures are correctly followed checking exception reports after pay run.
- To ensure the accuracy of each payroll prior to BACS transmission.
- Assist in the delivery of the Payroll and Pension service within process, policy and legislation.
Experience and Qualifications
- Proven experience of end-to-end payroll processing, delivering a high quality, customer focused service.
- Experience of resolving complex payroll issues ensuring compliance with appropriate statutory regulations.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work with competing deadlines and deal positively with change.
Desirable
- Experience of public sector pension schemes.
- Experience of system implementation.
- Understanding of police officer regulations and police staff terms and conditions.
Pay Rate – £19.17
Hours – Monday-Friday 8-4, 37 hours/week, Hybrid
Until – 31/01/2026
