Payroll Assistant

RESPONSIBILITIES 1.Process Basic information for employees pay into the Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Ensure that all payments made to employees are in accordance with both local and national terms and conditions. Also ensures that these payments are made in accordance with statutory obligations. 2.Update and maintain the ESR HR and payroll system to make sure that people sit in the right place on the system and that all details are correct.

3. Support the roll out and update of a project in relation to manager self-service for ESR. 4.Review, query and action employment forms (e.g. change to employment, termination forms) 5.

Ensuring accuracy of the payroll information input onto financial systems to enable other departments to provide accurate statistical data and budget projections. 6.Handle confidential financial and personal information to ensure that Data Protection and Privacy is upheld at all times. 7. Enter basic Pension details into the Payroll System.

Liaise with the Pension Manager to provide information to the department and to staff in the Trust. Implement changes as instructed by the Pensions Manager. 8. Ensure that the Trusts timesheet systems operate efficiently and effectively.

9.Input the content from the ESR Connect and E-Rostering Amendment forms into ESR. 10. Provide an efficient and effective service for all employees, managers and external agencies. 11.

The ability to work accurately under pressure and to strict deadlines. 12. Provide information regarding loss of earnings as a result of a 3rd party accident claim to solicitors representing staff. 13.

Complete earnings enquiries for employees and external bodies. 14. To provide cover during periods of sickness and absence, etc. of other staff in the Payroll Department.

15. Any other duties as may be delegated by the Payroll Team Leader/ Pensions Manager or workforce information manager. EFFORT AND ENVIRONMENT 1. Required to use a PC all day.

Be able to maintain a high level of concentration for long periods when using the PC. 2. Maintaining this level of concentration when interrupted by telephone queries, personal visitors, which may result in the officer having to move to another task for a period of time. 3.

If required, checking and filing of all completed copy payroll output onto binders, which involves lifting, and bending.