Payroll Administrator - MOR11392

Moray Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in the United Kingdom seeks a Payroll Officer to handle employee payroll, travel, and subsistence data processing. The successful candidate will work within a team to manage multiple payrolls, including over 62,000 payslips annually. Candidates should have solid experience in payroll processing, IT literacy, and strong analytical skills. The role offers a starting salary of £28,520.05 for 36.25 hours per week, with training opportunities for appropriate qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a finance section.
• High level of IT literacy with competence in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Understanding of finance control and administration.
• Effective numerical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Input employee payroll, travel and subsistence data to the payroll system.
• Process and reconcile pay runs.
• Operate Local Government and Teachers pension schemes.
• Provide training to staff on payroll procedures.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data verification

IT literacy

Numerical skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Education

Finance/Administration HNC qualification

Payroll qualification (IPPM or Payroll Alliance)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

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: 9th January 2026

Starting Salary: £28,520.05

36.25 hours

For further information please contact [e-mail]