Payroll Officer

Chief Executive & Corporate Services

HR, Organisational Development and Transformation

**Ref**: G4/OL-76339

**Contract**: Permanent

**Salary**: £24,496 - £26,845 per annum (Grade 4)

**Hours**: 36.66 per week

**Based**:Oldham Council, Civic Centre - Hybrid (one day in the office)

**Closing Date**: Thursday 13th April 2023

**Shortlisting & Interview Dates**: TBC.

Job Description & Person Specification.docx

**Role Overview**:
Oldham Council requires a highly motivated Payroll Officer to join its current Payroll team.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To assist Senior Payroll Advisor in ensuring payroll deadlines are met e.g. communicating payroll deadlines to the organisation & making sure payroll work flow matches this.
- Ensure that all queries and payroll work requests are processed accurately and efficiently within defined timescales and according to policies and procedures
- Ensure all activities follow agreed compliance and audit steps as stipulated in policies, processes and procedures as directed.
- Maintain high standards of accuracy, timeliness and attention to detail in all processing and record-keeping to ensure the Service meets and exceeds customer expectations and service levels

**Key Requirements**:
To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

- Experience in a Payroll Environment
- Have a good level of general education
- Be looking to work within a fast-paced office environment
- Have good communication skills, both written and verbal

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

**About Us**:
Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough. Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

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