Substantive Vacancy – Payroll Assistant (Part-Time)

Finance & Payroll – Fire Service Headquarters

Salary: Grade 4 (£19,171 - £21,166) pro rata

Hours: 18.5 hours over 5 working days (flexible working scheme in operation)

Location: Based at Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters, Stone

About the role:

To undertake a broad range of payroll transactional and administrative duties to ensure the payroll process is properly actioned, that staff are paid correctly and on time.

Duties to include:

• Organising and prioritising own workload, providing support and assistance to colleagues to ensure timetables are met.
• Input data rapidly into the payroll system (Resourcelink and MyView) where accuracy is essential.
• To be responsible for processing overtime payments, acting up, turnouts and payroll variations under extremely complex terms & conditions, coding requirements and multiple pension schemes.
• Dealing with payroll alterations, i.e. reversions, promotions, starters, terminations, transfers, where a high number of Staff change roles on a regular basis under multiple Terms & Conditions and pension schemes.
• Processing P45s, deductions and other fire service allowances.
• Ensure the accurate completion of complex calculations whilst working under pressure of deadlines.
• To calculate sickness based on statutory, multiple national and local conditions of service.
• To check and process the staff expenses and mileage.
• To undertake manual calculations in respect of tax, NI and pension contributions.
• General administrative duties to support the payroll function.
• To support and respond to queries and requests from Employees, Managers and External Bodies.
• Any other duties commensurate with the grade as may be required from time to time.

Person Specification:

The ideal candidate will have:

• Specialised knowledge of payroll procedures
• Specialised knowledge of (and ability to apply) Terms and Conditions of Service.
• Knowledge and understanding of complex statutory requirements for PAYE, National Insurance, Statutory Sick Pay, Maternity Pay, Adoption Pay and Paternity Pay.
• A sound understanding of payroll issues including the statutory requirements placed on a public body as an employer.
• The ability to interpret payroll bulletins and legislative changes and to present payroll related data.
• The ability to analyse and resolve payroll related problems, suggest and implement appropriate corrective action.
• The ability to liaise effectively with other departments and outside bodies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of large computerised payroll system
• Excel skills

Additional Information:

Closing date for receipt of all applications is: midnight Sunday 21st July 2019

This vacancy is advertised internally & externally.

All communication regarding this vacancy will be issued via email, so please check your email account on a regular basis.

If you have any enquiries please contact:

Julie Ann Edwards – Recruitment Advisor on 01785 898749 or
Sarah Fynney – HR Business Partner on 01785 898686