Payroll and Pension Officer

Yolk Recruitment; Cardiff; Remote; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Immediate start

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Public Sector & Not-for-Profit is seeking a Payroll Officer to join their educational organisation. This remote 3-month role involves accurate payroll processing for over 600 staff, pension analysis, and detailed reporting.

The successful candidate will work autonomously, meeting HMRC regulations and LGPS fund obligations. You will handle monthly amendments, pensions data transfers, and ensure correct deductions, while communicating effectively with the team.

Qualifications

• Practical payroll experience and pension administration.
• Knowledge of LGPS legislation and HMRC requirements.
• Ability to work independently and meet strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and calculate payroll amendments for monthly pay and deductions.
• Produce payroll reports and related administration.
• Reconcile monthly gross/net pay with previous month and investigate differences.
• Prepare monthly pension analysis and transfer data to ESS and I Connect systems.
• Ensure correct deduction of employee and employer pension contributions.

Skills

Payroll processing

LGPS knowledge

HMRC compliance

Attention to detail

Tools

I Connect

Employer Self Service (ESS)

Payroll software

Job description

Payroll Assistant – 3 months – Remote – 15.59 per hour – Immediate start

Yolk Recruitment Public Sector & Not–for–Profit team has partnered with an educational organisation to recruit a Payroll Officer to join their team. They are an extraordinary organisation diverse workforce and inclusive culture.
You'll be joining a company full of passionate individuals, who take pride in their work and the business. In return, our dedicated teams are supported, encouraged, nurtured, developed, and rewarded.
You'll be joining a hardworking, supportive, and inclusive team and company who put the customer at the heart of everything they do and take pride in their work and their brand.

This is a role that will utilise your payroll skills with an emphasis on working independently and autonomously.

What the Payroll Officer will be doing:

• Preparation and calculation of payroll amendments for accurate processing of monthly gross pay and relevant deductions for all staff (Payroll of over 600 staff) including statutory payments, Salary Sacrifice and Employee benefit schemes.

• Production of required Payroll reports and related payroll administration.
• Creation of reconciliation of current month's gross/net pay to previous month, investigation and recording of differences.

• Preparation of monthly pension analysis for review including relevant technical calculations in accordance with the 7 individual pension fund requirements and transfer of relevant data to I Connect and Employer Self Service (ESS) pension portal software.

• Effective analysis of monthly pension contributions to ensure correct employee's and employer's pension are deducted in the payroll.

What the successful Payroll Officer will bring to the team

This role is suitable for someone who has

Practical and demonstrable experience and technical knowledge in the following functional areas: Payroll ,LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) Legislation

Work to strict deadlines in respect of salary payments, HMRC legal requirements and LGPS pension fund obligations.

Ability to work independently

Proactive and willing to ask for assistance

Excellent communication skills

What you will be getting in return

Monday – Friday with no evenings and weekends

15.59 per hour

Remote working

37 hour working week