Sellick Partnership
Payroll Officer
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Role Title: Payroll & Pensions Advisor
Type: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract
Salary: up to £32,080
Hybrid: Minimum 2 days per week in the office
Location: Leicestershire
Sellick Partnership are working with a well-established Higher Education organisation who are seeking an experienced Payroll & Pensions Advisor to join their People Services team on a 12-month fixed term basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to join a supportive team, delivering an accurate, compliant and customer focused payroll and pensions service.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring payroll is processed efficiently, supporting colleagues with complex payroll and pension enquiries, and helping to maintain high service standards across the function.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and validate payroll information ahead of monthly payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Provide expert guidance on payroll and pension related queries, acting as an escalation point for more complex issues.
- Administer workplace pension schemes and ensure legislative and regulatory requirements are met.
- Produce payroll reports and maintain accurate employee records across HR and payroll systems.
- Support payroll processing through to payment submission where required.
- Assist with system enhancements, testing and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, providing a professional and responsive service.
- Ensure payroll legislation, policies and procedures are consistently applied.
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Requirements
The ideal candidate for the Payroll & Pensions Advisor role will have:
- Previous payroll administration experience with strong end-to-end payroll knowledge.
- A sound understanding of current payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
- Experience working with pension schemes and payroll related processes.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly.
- Experience using integrated HR and payroll systems such as SAP, Oracle, iTrent or similar.
- Strong Excel skills and excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to manage workloads independently while working collaboratively within a team.
- Public sector experience is highly desirable, with Higher Education experience being advantageous.
- A CIPP qualification or equivalent payroll experience would be beneficial.
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How to Apply
If you believe that you are well suited to this excellent opportunity of Payroll & Pensions Advisor, please apply directly or contact Charlotte Broomfield or Tim Farnsworth at Sellick Partnership Derby Office for more information.
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