Payroll Administrator

NHS Jobs; Darwen; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Darwen is seeking a payroll professional to input and check staff payments, ensure accurate deductions, and comply with NHS policies.

You will work with ESR Payroll, perform PAYE, NI, SMP, SSP calculations, and respond to staff queries with clear explanations. The role requires meticulous data handling and timely processing within standard financial controls.

Job description

Every day brings different but rewarding challenges in ensuring NHS staff are accurately and paid on time. Duties include:- Making authorised payments to employees accurately and promptly in accordance with Client Organisation Standing Financial Instructions, policies Ensure payments are in line with Statutory legislation, NHS terms and conditions of service or any locally agreed variations. Accurately inputting a range of pay affecting data into the National ESR Payroll system. Undertaking a range of calculations (PAYE, Ni, SMP, SSP etc) Working to strict deadlines ensuring accuracy and attention to detail are at the forefront of all tasks undertaken. Undertaking checking procedures, identifying any discrepancies and undertaking corrective action in ESR. Understanding of NHS Pension alongside any alternative pension schemes applying autoenrollment duties and ensuring correct banding and deductions are made. Providing support to staff responding to queries in a timely manner, explaining information clearly in order to resolve query. The job description and person specification are an outline to the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an on-going basis in accordance with the changing needs to the department and the organisation.

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board