Job Description

Role: Senior PAYROLL Officer
Headcount:1
Digital/Non Digital: NON DIGITAL
Contracting Authority: NHSBSA
Contract Length: 6 MONTHS
Location: NEWCASTLE - Happy for hybrid or full time working in the office
IR35: IN SCOPE

Minimum Requirement:
Candidate but be confident with manual gross to net calculations
Candidate be willing to hit the ground running
Candidate must be experienced with PAYE, taxable benefits,salary sacrifice legislation
Candidate must be proficient in excel /Data analysing

Security Clearance: BPSS
Details
Customer Entity: NHS Business Services Authority
Requirement Title: Senior Payroll Administrator
Requirement ID: PSR1JP00088553
Description: Key Responsibilities & Main Duties
1. Staff Payroll:
Monthly Payroll Management: Schedule, process, and produce monthly staff payrolls, BACS payments, and General Ledger (GL) files.

Data Handling & Processing: Manage high volumes of complex and sensitive payroll data within tight deadlines.

Quality Assurance: Check and reconcile team inputs, manual payments, and pay corrections.

Deductions & Payments: Reconcile payments and process deductions to third parties and statutory bodies (e.g., HMRC).

Tax & NI Calculations: Accurately compile monthly tax and NI liabilities, adjusting for statutory payments.

System Support: Log and manage ESR-related service requests; liaise with Helpdesk as required.

Legislation & System Updates: Maintain current knowledge of ESR and legislative changes; train staff accordingly.

Stakeholder Liaison: Handle payroll and pension queries from staff and external agencies, ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act.

Support for Payroll Officers: Assist Payroll Officers with complex payroll-related queries and provide administrative support on payroll, pensions, and expenses matters.

Technical Expertise: Apply in-depth knowledge of PAYE legislation to ensure payroll accuracy and compliance; act as a subject matter expert and resource for junior colleagues.

Immediate Contribution: Demonstrate the ability to hit the ground running by applying prior experience and legislative knowledge to support efficient team operations from the outset.

2. Pensioner Payroll:
Process Monitoring: Validate and manage daily pension payroll processes per scheduled timelines.

Accuracy Checks: Validate outputs against previous payments and exception reports to ensure data accuracy.

Payment Validation: Ensure BACS payments are accurate and all necessary adjustments are made.

Document Management: Distribute payslips, P60s, and relevant pension communications to suppliers.

Tax Reporting: Calculate and report pensioner-related Income Tax to HMRC.

Technical Issue Resolution: Log and track issues with Compendia systems.

Regulatory Compliance: Stay up to date on Compendia procedures; train staff in new processes as needed.

3. General Responsibilities:
Training & Support: Provide guidance and training on complex payroll, pension, and expenses procedures to ensure consistent application of regulations and processes.

Correspondence & Compliance: Respond to information requests while adhering to legal standards, including the Data Protection Act.

Issue Escalation: Report significant processing issues to the Payroll & Pensions Manager promptly.

Customer Relationship Management: Maintain effective working relationships with internal teams, pension administrators, and other stakeholders.

Induction Support: Assist in onboarding new team members by demonstrating systems and explaining procedures.

Professional Development: Proactively identify and pursue opportunities for personal and professional development.

Job Types: Temporary, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: 140.00-156.62 per day

Schedule:

8 hour shift Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6SN