Payroll Administrator

10 hours ago


Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom West Northamptonshire Council Full time
Job Title: Experienced Payroll Administrator

This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term hybrid position based out of our office at One Angel Square, Northampton.

We are seeking an experienced payroll professional to join our small, hard-working payroll team.

The primary objective of this role is to be responsible for administering payrolls across multiple clients, including pensions payrolls. You will ensure accurate information and support are given for customer enquiries, and all statutory reporting is completed in a timely manner in line with legislative deadlines.

Benefits:
  • Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and the ability to purchase up to 6 weeks of additional leave per year.
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
  • Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
  • Car Lease scheme via Tusker.
  • Payment of professional subscription/membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
  • Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
  • Commsave - Free membership to Commsave Credit Union who provide a variety of savings accounts, loans, a monthly lottery draw and more.
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities.
  • A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc.
  • Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
About Us:

At West Northamptonshire Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, care about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner. West Northants Council, where careers thrive.

Key Responsibilities:

You will take responsibility for the full end-to-end processing of one or more of our partner payrolls. Tasks will range from the inputting of data, the calculation and input of parental leave, through to running payroll processes, the production of exception reporting, conducting agreed checks, and running BACS files, payslip files and RTI processes.

Previous experience in a high-volume payroll setting is essential along with proven customer service skills. A payroll-related qualification is highly desirable, but not essential.



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