Payroll Administrator

Moray Council; Elgin; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in Scotland seeks a Payroll Officer to manage payroll data and processes. Candidates should have finance experience, strong IT skills, and be willing to pursue a payroll qualification. This role offers a hybrid working model and requires effective communication and organizational abilities. The salary ranges from £28,520 to £30,817 annually.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a finance section.
• Understanding of finance control and administration.
• Knowledge of payroll processes and statutory regulations.

Responsibilities

• Input employee payroll data to the payroll system.
• Process payroll and related admin tasks.
• Handle various enquiries both written and verbal.

Skills

Data entry competence

Pay calculations

Payroll processing

IT literacy

Effective numerical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Payroll qualification (e.g. IPPM)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Location: Council Headquarters High Street Elgin Moray, IV30 1BX

Salary: £28,520.05 - £30,817.75 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 36.25 hours per week

Work From Home: Hybrid

Job Description

To input employee payroll, travel and subsistence data to the payroll system, processing the Council’s 6 payrolls which produce over 62,000 payslips per year. Working within a team structure where workloads rotate according to priorities and responsibilities as allocated, this includes all associated payroll and admin tasks, applying 5 different terms and conditions and operating 2 different pension schemes.

Under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure Check.

Requirements

Prepares, verifies and inputs data to appropriate systems

Manual pay calculations

Processing and reconciliation of pay runs

Reconciliation of payroll control accounts

Remittances to Unions, AVC providers and other third parties

Process over/under payments

Operate the Local Government and Teachers pension schemes

Operate salary sacrifice schemes implemented by the Council

Process and operate pensioner payroll

Handle various enquiries both written and verbal

To provide training to staff

The Individual

Experience of working within a finance section

A high level of IT literacy with competence in Microsoft Word and Excel

Understanding of finance control and administration

Effective numerical skills

Payroll qualification e.g. IPPM or Payroll Alliance (if not already held, must be willing to undertake qualification within 3 years)

Good organisational skills

Knowledge of payroll processes and statutory regulations

A flexible approach to new working practices and technology and ability to implement new procedures

Ability to switch between tasks easily

To work on own initiative when required to specified deadlines

Analytical and research skills

Able to maintain confidentiality

Able to work as part of a team and using own initiative

Very good communicator – verbal and written

Work under pressure to tight deadlines

Ability to work in an open plan office

Flexibility to meet the needs and demands of the service

Closing date: 1st August 2025

36.25 hours

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