Job summary
Payroll Administrator 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Join DHU Healthcare as a Payroll Administrator and make an impact!
What DHU can offer you:
Competitive Salary: £26,530
Generous annual leave entitlement: Standard 25 days + 8 bank holidays, increasing with service up to 33 days + 8 bank holidays. Pro Rata/ Per Annum
Main duties of the job
As a Payroll Administrator at DHU Health Care CIC, you will be responsible for processing payroll for allocated departments, ensuring all tasks are carried out in line with internal procedures, contract requirements, and statutory obligations. Working as part of a dedicated team, you will take ownership of payroll tasks for your assigned departments while administering NHS and Nest Pensions accurately and efficiently. This role is pivotal in maintaining the integrity and compliance of payroll and pensions within our organisation.
About us
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At DHU HealthCare we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and we remain committed to ensuring every person, in each of our teams, can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination. As such, we would welcome applications from diverse audience representing the communities we continue to serve.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Plans own workload to ensure completion of workload for allocated departments by payroll deadlines
2. Process employee timesheets and all associated payroll information as per SLAs
3. Make accurate and authorised payments, promptly and courteously resolving any queries
4. Maintain payroll-related records including Tax, National Insurance, Pensions, Occupational and Statutory Sick and Maternity / Paternity Pay, Adoption Leave and any other relevant payments or deductions
5. Process manual calculations based on the above as required
6. Process Attachment of Earnings orders in accordance with Statutory guidelines
7. Make regular and systematic checks of permanent and temporary changes in accordance with the payroll procedures and undertake ad-hoc changes
8. Provide information as required to enable the reconciliation of the payroll control accounts and pay advances
9. Ensure payroll information is clearly explained when dealing with and ensure queries are handled courteously and confidentially within agreed departmental standards and response times.
10. Maintain confidentiality and security of information at all times
11. Identify discrepancies, unusual features or queries at any point in the payroll process and either resolve or refer for guidance
12. Ensure all documentation is filed in accordance with departmental procedures and stored material is readily retrievable to respond to queries and for audit purposes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
13. Previous experience in payroll administration.
14. Experience using computerised payroll systems to input and process data.
15. Knowledge and understanding of current payroll and pension legislation.
16. Experience of working in a confidential environment and in line with GDPR.
17. Ability to undertake manual payroll calculations.
18. 5 GCSEs grade C / 4 or higher (Math's and English essential).
19. Excellent attention to detail with the ability to actively seek and find solutions to problems.
20. Strong written and verbal communications skills.
21. Right to work in the UK