Payroll Officer

Job Introduction

Job Title: Payroll Officer

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there's really something for everyone

The Role:

• In the role of Payroll Officer you will undertake the administration of the full end to end payroll processing tasks for an allocation of employees
• Delivery of assessment, notification and processing of statutory and occupational payments in accordance with employees relevant terms and conditions of employment
• In the role of Payroll Officer you will maintain the Payroll Quality Partnership accreditation (PQP), participate in a personal and professional development programme, including rotation of duties within the payroll team
• As a Payroll Officer you will provide support to the on-going development of the payroll system to ensure statutory compliance and contribute to service improvements
• In the role of Payroll Officer you will ensure that all duly authorised notifications of adjustments to existing payroll and expense records are made within one pay period of notification and that they are calculated and paid in compliance with all legislative frameworks governing payroll .
• As a Payroll Officer you will ensure all appropriately authorised processing requests are stored in accordance with Data protection and Audit protocols
• Duties of the Payroll Officer will include creating new payroll records upon the receipt of an authorised communication, either written or email for employees commencing with the Council, and its associated partnership organisations
• You will process administration of Court Orders, student Loans, salary sacrifice schemes, annual reporting of expenses and benefits

Our offer to you:

• At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years' service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (role dependent) - a "Flexibility First" approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Employee Volunteering Scheme
• Medicash

Next steps:

Closing date: midnight Monday 22nd December 2025

Shortlisting date: w/c Monday 22nd December 2025

Interview date: w/c Monday 5th January 2026

Interview type: Face to Face

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Tracy Sherlock via

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Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at

Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

Please be advised it is our understanding that this role does not meet the requirements of a skilled worker visa as set out by UK Visa and Immigration . For details regarding the salary of a skilled worker visa please visit Home Office:

This is not legal advice, and we advise you to seek your own independent legal advice tailored to your own personal circumstances.