Hybrid Payroll Officer - Pay, NI & Compliance

London Borough of Lambeth; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking a Payroll Officer to join a busy local authority payroll team. The role involves day-to-day payroll administration, ensuring accurate and timely payments in line with HMRC regulations and Council policies.

The position is hybrid (2–3 days in the office) and supports payroll for thousands of school and council staff, with responsibilities across queries, adjustments and pays calculations.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll administration within a customer-focused organisation.
• Strong knowledge of PAYE and HMRC regulations.
• Experience using payroll IT systems, preferably in a public sector context.
• Proficient IT skills with Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Administer statutory and contractual maternity pay.
• Process statutory and contractual sick pay and PILON.
• Process National Insurance-related benefits.
• Calculate and administer pay awards and employee increments.
• Handle manual payroll payments and adjustments.
• Respond to payroll enquiries from employees, managers and external organisations.
• Investigate and resolve complex payroll enquiries within targets.
• Ensure payroll calculations comply with PAYE/HMRC regulations.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and support Oracle payroll operations.

Skills

Payroll processing

PAYE & HMRC knowledge

Customer service

Attention to detail

Education

Payroll qualification

Tools

Oracle Payroll

Excel

Word

Job description

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking a Payroll Officer to join a busy local authority payroll team. The role involves day-to-day payroll administration, ensuring accurate and timely payments in line with HMRC regulations and Council policies.

The position is hybrid (2–3 days in the office) and supports payroll for thousands of school and council staff, with responsibilities across queries, adjustments and pays calculations.