Payroll Administrator - MOR10966

Medirest Signature; Elgin; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A public service provider in Elgin seeks a Payroll Administrator to manage payroll processing, ensuring accuracy in data input and calculations. The ideal candidate will have experience in finance, strong numerical and IT skills, and will be expected to complete a payroll qualification if not already held. This role is crucial for maintaining payroll integrity and requires a good communicator who can work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a finance section.
• Understanding of finance control and administration.
• Knowledge of payroll processes and statutory regulations.
• Flexible approach to working practices and technology.

Responsibilities

• Input employee payroll and travel data to the payroll system.
• Process payroll, including manual pay calculations.
• Handle various payroll enquiries.
• Provide training to staff on payroll procedures.

Skills

IT literacy

Effective numerical skills

Good organisational skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Finance/Administration HNC qualification

Payroll qualification (IPPM or Payroll Alliance)

Job description

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

Finance/Administration HNC qualification

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

Procedural skills

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

Starting Salary: £28,520.05

36.25 hours

For further information please contact [e-mail]