Payroll and Pensions Officer

3 months contract with a Local Authority based near Liverpool

Job Summary:

To undertake administrative and operational duties for the Corporate Payroll section and as required by the Merseyside Pension Fund (MPF) ensuring prompt delivery of services is maintained to stakeholders and customers.

Key Duties/Accountabilities:

To assist in the maintenance of the online payroll related systems providing guidance training response to requests for information and practical assistance to Employees Managers Head Teachers Unions External clients/agencies and use of systems to other Human Resource staff.

To complete and dispatch statutory returns documents and forms and exchange highly sensitive information and including those to outside agencies e.g. Her Majesty s Revenue & Customs Merseyside Pensions Fund and Teachers Pension Agency ensuring that all summary monthly and yearly returns are calculated balanced completed and are in accordance with legislation and data protection principles including communicating directly with Government Connect.

To compile financial information including; invoicing and reconciliation for third party organisations operating in accordance with the Council s financial regulations legislation and the stipulated requirements of external bodies

To maintain accurate pension membership records working in conjunction with transactional HR staff utilising the Merseyside Local Government Pension Fund s system; administer the Council s Retirement and Severance scheme providing manually calculated pension estimates and costings as required.

To calculate process and reconcile the payrolls for the Council and external clients accounts in compliance with legislation.

To assist in the delivery of Auto Enrolment providing operational guidance to individual employees and Human Resource Staff.

To have working knowledge of the legislation governing deductions from pay.

To check pension adjustments made via the payroll system arising from contractual changes e.g. strike action opt outs and maternities and to audit the starter/leaver process of an employee carried out by transactional HR

staff and in discussion with senior members of the section advise of corrective action when necessary.

To assist in the development of others within the section.

To utilise available databases and report writing tools in order to produce required information relating to both payroll and pensions.

To undertake duties relating to the calculation/deduction of PAYE and National Insurance ensuring that information is sent to and received by HMRC on a daily basis and that it is implemented.

To process invoices both incoming and outgoing relating to the Corporate Payroll section using the Council s manual and electronic systems.

To maintain the Teachers Enhanced Pension scheme and payments arising from the death of a beneficiary.

To process the salary sacrifice/deduction schemes.

Essential Experience Required:

An understanding of the HR function including relevant policies and procedures.

Knowledge of payroll processes and an understanding of rules governing tax and national insurance.

Minimum one year s administrative experience

Experience of using IT systems to manipulate and process data.

Experience of maintaining comprehensive computerised and manual records.

Experience of dealing with the public and/or external agencies.

Excellent organisational skills including the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.

Ability to demonstrate good customer care skills

Ability to collate information produce data on time and distribute appropriately.

Good communication skills both written and verbal.

Ability to accurately process and calculate a variety of information including payroll documentation in accordance with standard procedures.

Ability to initiate correspondence to agreed standards.

Ability to advise managers and employees on HR issues.

Ability to undertake complex calculation including the calculation of pay.

The closing date for this position is ASAP