Hunter Adams are delighted to be supporting our client, the National Trust for Scotland with sourcing a Payroll and Pensions Officer to join their team. In this role you will manage the end to end payroll for up to 1300 employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Location: Scotland
Sector: HR
Contract: Full time
Contact: Jude Fletcher
Job ref: 13258
Job type: Specialist
This is an exciting time to join the Trust as they re-implement their People & Payroll System, bringing payroll back in house and continue to develop their processes alongside the Payroll and Pensions Manager. This role can be based from their Headquarters in Edinburgh or at one of their beautiful locations across Scotland, on a hybrid basis.
In this role you will:
* Process starter, leavers, and contractual changes in the payroll system
* Process statutory deductions and notifications, including PAYE, NI, Study Loans, Court Orders
* Calculate and process statutory and occupational absence payments, including SSP & SMP
* Process all payroll liabilities, including third-party payments as required
* Carry out payroll and pensions reconciliations to ensure accuracy of payments made
* Have responsibility for preparing of monthly BACS file
* Assist with the year-end process, including producing P60s, P11Ds
* Resolve staff pension and payroll queries
* Ensure pension administration is undertaken on a cyclical or ad hoc basis
* Carry out pension enrolment, and processing opt-ins and opt-outs
* Make changes to pension schemes and contributions levels (driven by policy, product, or legislation)
* Act as a first point of contact for all payroll related matters, including management of internal payroll mailbox
* Act as the deputy for the Payroll & Pensions Manager in their absence or at their request, assuming full responsibility and accountability for payroll and pensions processing
We are looking for:
* Proven experience as a Payroll or Pensions Officer, or similar role – including experience of carrying out cyclical payroll/pensions processes, reconciliations and audits, and contributing to the development of effective systems and procedures
* Understanding of payroll and pensions legislation
* Proficient in using payroll software and other relevant tools and ability to learn new applications quickly and effectively
* Strong numerical skills, with ability to manipulate financial data with confidence, including significant experience using Excel
* Strong analytical and problem solving skills
* Ability to work effectively and participate fully within a team environment
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