What's involved with this role:

Job Title: Payroll Officer

Ref: Bradford 5280811

Pay rate: £14.59 per hour PAYE

Role length: Anticipated 2 months – potential to be extended

Working arrangements: Hybrid

The role:

We require a Payroll Officer to assist in the provision of diverse payroll functions to ensure an effective and responsive service to strict deadlines including the processing of pay to gross and gross to net, maintenance of accurate employee records using both IT and manual systems and providing advice, support and guidance on payroll related issues.

You will need to have experience of working in payroll with knowledge of all payroll related matters.

Key responsibilities:

Ensure the prompt processing of all payroll related conditions of service issues to agreed deadlines including but not limited to salaries, increments, pay awards, overpayments, expenses and allowances in accordance with the relevant local arrangements, legislation and audit key controls
Provide professional advice and guidance on all payroll related matters
Assist in the instruction and on the job training of staff which may involve individual development training and support with new or less experienced members of staff
Accurately operate and advise on the use of the SAP system in payroll contexts
Ensure that any overpayments are processed efficiently, effectively and according to set policies to allow for timely recovery
Report any suspicions of irregular or fraudulent activity to the Payroll Team Leader for appropriate action
Assist in the development of systems and procedures which act as a source of both accurate and efficient payroll processing in order to produce management information
Assist in supporting managers on pay related Conditions of Service issues
Work closely with the Corporate Recruitment and Redeployment Team to ensure efficient systems are in place for setting up and paying new employees

What the client is looking for:

5 GCSE’s at grade A-C (including Maths and English) OR at least 12 months experience of working in an office environment involving public contact
Payroll experience
Experience of HR systems
Skilled at interpreting, managing, and communicating large volumes of complex information to service users and stakeholders, both in writing, by telephone, and face-to-face
Able to demonstrate a high level of numeracy, literacy and accuracy across a range of activities
Competent in a range of complex IT packages
Excellent communication skills

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Job Ref: Bradford 5280811

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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