Contract Payroll & Pension Specialist

Confidential; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Sittingbourne is seeking an experienced Payroll & Pension Officer to join the Business Team for the delivery of payroll and pension administration across the organisation. You will manage monthly payroll, process starters/leavers, year-end, respond to payroll queries, liaise with HMRC and administer the LGPS contributions, while maintaining accurate confidential records.

This temporary role is 3-6 months and DBS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll administration with knowledge of statutory payroll requirements and pension processes.
• Strong organisational and numeracy skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and handle confidential information.
• Excellent communication skills and proactive problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Manage and process monthly payroll across the whole organisation, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines.
• Process starters, leavers, salary changes, overtime, additional payments, tax codes, statutory payments and pension deductions.
• Prepare statutory year-end returns, P45s, P60s, P11 Ds and other relevant payroll documentation.
• Respond to employee payroll queries and liaise with HMRC and external stakeholders as required.
• Administer LGPS processes, including contribution reconciliations, monthly remittances, employee lifecycle changes and annual returns.
• Reconcile payroll outputs with pension contributions and finance control accounts, investigating and resolving variances.
• Maintain accurate, confidential and compliant payroll and pension records.
• Produce payroll reports, maintain salary spreadsheets and support the ongoing improvement of payroll procedures.

Skills

Payroll administration

Pension administration

Statutory payroll knowledge

HMRC liaison

DBS checks

Job description

Confidential in Sittingbourne is seeking an experienced Payroll & Pension Officer to join the Business Team for the delivery of payroll and pension administration across the organisation. You will manage monthly payroll, process starters/leavers, year-end, respond to payroll queries, liaise with HMRC and administer the LGPS contributions, while maintaining accurate confidential records.

This temporary role is 3-6 months and DBS checks apply.