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Payroll Officer
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Location: London
Hybrid Working
Contract: Temporary for 3 months
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Payroll & Pensions Officer to join a busy local authority payroll team. You will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payroll for a large and complex workforce, ensuring compliance with HMRC legislation, pension regulations, and council policies. Experience using Oracle Payroll is essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Process end-to-end payroll for council employees, ensuring accuracy and adherence to payroll deadlines.
- Maintain employee payroll records within the Oracle Payroll system, including starters, leavers, contract changes, and statutory payments.
- Calculate and process overtime, allowances, deductions, salary sacrifice schemes, and retro payments.
- Administer statutory payments including SSP, SMP, SPP, and relevant HMRC submissions.
- Manage payroll queries from employees, managers, HR, and external stakeholders.
- Process pension contributions and deductions, including Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) requirements.
- Reconcile payroll reports and undertake payroll checks to ensure data accuracy.
- Support payroll year-end activities, including P60 production and reconciliation processes.
- Ensure payroll compliance with HMRC legislation, employment law, and council policies.
- Assist with payroll system testing, process improvements, and Oracle upgrades where required.
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Person Specification
- Proven payroll experience within a local authority, public sector, or large complex organisation.
- Strong working knowledge of Oracle Payroll.
- Understanding of payroll legislation, taxation, National Insurance, and statutory payments.
- Experience processing LGPS pension deductions and contributions.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to work to strict deadlines.
- Strong communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
- CIPP qualification or equivalent payroll training desirable.
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Desirable Experience
- Experience working within a shared services payroll environment.
- Knowledge of Oracle Payroll System.
- Experience supporting payroll audits and compliance reviews.
If you have all of the above, you are available immediately, then please apply now.
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