Payroll Officer

Description:

The payroll specialist responsibilities will include collecting and reviewing employee information and working hours, calculating wages/salaries, preparing and processing employee payments, and maintaining accurate payroll records. Other duties include managing the payroll budget and expenses as well as cooperating with different departments to increase payroll service performance and lead on the development of in-house payroll systems.

Key responsibilities

To ensure compliance with all statutory requirements of PAYE and pension schemes and to ensure accurate and timely reporting as required by HM Revenue and Customs, Real Time information and pension scheme returns.

Implements, maintains, and reviews payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.

Processing of payroll, including new starters, leavers, timesheets, calculating pay, HMRC submissions. Ensuring that correct payments are made, and appropriate information is provided, to the HCPC's pension scheme, HMRC and other statutory bodies.

To support the development and enhancement of Payroll and Pension system processes, in liaison with the Human Resource Department, to provide an efficient and effective service to employees.

To assist in developing and implementing HCPC policy and procedures related to payroll and pensions, liaising with senior management, internal audit and other departments where appropriate.

About you

Working towards becoming CIPP Qualified and a current active member of the CIPP.
A proven track record of managing a highly effective Payroll and/or Pension office to include a working knowledge of statutory requirements affecting PAYE, Defined Contribution Pension schemes and benefit structures.
A strong understanding of manual and computerised payroll systems and principles.
Ability to interpret and to reconcile complex financial data from a variety of sources using tools such as Microsoft Excel.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills, at all levels of the organisation.
A positive, proactive and curious mind-set with the experience to apply critical analysis and judgement when faced with challenges; ensuring these solutions are customer focused and balance the wider needs of the organisation.This role is exciting, fast-moving and plays a key role in the continued success of the business. If you're passionate about systems and data and enjoy business partnering, where you can make a real difference, and can see the direct impact your contributions can bring to an organisation, then this role is for you.

About the department
Helping our colleagues grasp their potential, realise their ambitions and exceed expectations is what drives our Finance team. We work compassionately and collaboratively to create the ideal environment for our colleagues to be exceptional and to deliver the sort of experience our registrants both deserve and expect. Working as the trusted voice of Finance across the organisation, the team is encouraged to deliver innovative approaches with lasting impact.

Closing Date: 15 March 2024 (All vacancies will close at 1pm)
Interview Date: 25 March 2024

Further information on this role is detailed in the

HCPC's vision is to be recognised as an actively anti-discriminatory organisation that upholds and promotes best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion and an active ally for change. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the HCPC.

Our values underpin what we do and how we do it, to help us operate to high standards and effectively as a regulator and employer. In addition to the core competencies for this role, we will also assess you against our values during the selection process: Please refer to the HCPC Values and Behavioural Framework