Job Description

The Opportunity

Salary:

27,254 to 28,598per annum

Working Pattern:

Full time, 37 hours per week

Contract type:

Fixed term or Secondment until 05 March 2027

Location:

Contractual base is Chichester, with hybrid working options.

Interview date:

w/c 23 February 2026



Are you an experienced payroll professional? We are looking for a Payroll Officer to join our Payroll Control Team and help to ensure the smooth operation of our payroll service.



In this role you will work within a small specialist team and will need to possess excellent organisational and problem-solving skills. Having an eye for detail and positive approach to resolving issues will be invaluable in this role.



Key duties include:


Providing specialist advice and support to colleagues on payroll matters. You will be responsible for following specific processes within a defined timescales to ensure the accurate pay day service relating to the County Councils payroll system. You will possess the ability to calculate payroll related information and support colleagues as and when required. You will be required to support on specialist queries from internal and external sources such customers and government bodies.

What are we looking for?

You will have sound experience in either pensions or payroll processing, and a strong awareness of the technical considerations and issues relevant to the service. You will be customer centred, and therefore able to articulate complex matters in ways that customers will understand and be able to act on. You will have a strong attention to detail and the ability to concentrate on important tasks in a busy and challenging environment. You will be able to communicate well with others and build strong relationships with team members, supporting others to understand the processes and procedures to be followed. Sound and accurate overall IT knowledge including Excel and be comfortable using and applying complex sets of data.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the attached.

Working for us

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:


an excellent

local government pension scheme

generous holiday entitlement of 25 days (full time equivalent), plus opportunity to buy additional leave a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role maternity, paternity, dependency, and adoption leave volunteering opportunities

For a full list this can be found at our

Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information

The reference number for this role is

CRS01017

.



For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Hiring manager (Job title) at

XXXX@westsussex.gov.uk

. For issues or queries regarding your application please contact

hrrecruitment@westsussex.gov.uk

.

Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.



To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.



We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our

application help

page.





CC



Job Reference: CRS01017