Payroll and Pensions Specialist

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Generous annual leave 29–34 days +

Hybrid working

Employee assistance programme

Westfield Health Programme

Bike to Work Scheme

Job summary

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is seeking a Payroll and Pensions Specialist to join the People Services team. You will help deliver an end-to-end payroll and pensions service, working with managed providers, HR and Finance to ensure accuracy and compliance for all staff.

You will be part of a small payroll team, using MHR iTrent and focusing on timely payroll processing for around 1300 colleagues, with attention to detail and a solution-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Experience of working as a Payroll and Pensions Specialist or Officer, delivering an end-to-end payroll and pensions service.
• Experience of identifying and resolving payroll discrepancies and anomalies and undertaking complex payroll calculations.
• Ensuring delivery of accurate and timely month and year-end payroll processes in accordance with statutory requirements and organisational policies.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of end-to-end payroll and pensions services within the organisation.
• Collaborate with managed payroll and pension providers, HR, Finance and Merseyside Pension Fund to ensure accurate payroll delivery.

Skills

Payroll processing

Pensions administration

Attention to detail

MHR iTrent experience

Tools

MHR iTrent

Job description

To help make Liverpool City region the best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business – where no-one is left behind

• Employer: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
• Contract: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Hours: 35 hours per week.
• DBS Check: No
• Closing Date: 23/11/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: RES/26/349352

Are you an experienced payroll professional with a passion for accuracy, compliance and delivering excellent employee service?

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is looking for a talented Payroll and Pensions Specialist to join our People Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring our payroll and pension services are delivered accurately, efficiently and in compliance with all statutory requirements.

About the Role

Working within our Systems and Payroll team, you will support the delivery of an end-to-end payroll and pensions service for the organisation. You will work closely with our managed payroll and pension administration providers, colleagues across HR and Finance, and the Merseyside Pension Fund to ensure delivery of a first-class payroll and pension service for our colleagues.

About the person

Working within a small payroll team, alongside a managed payroll and pension service, you will be an experienced payroll professional who combines technical expertise, preferably with experience of payroll processing within MHR iTrent. With meticulous attention to detail and a solution-focussed approach, you will work closely with the Payroll and Pensions Lead to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing for circa 1300 employees.

About the organisation

The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year.

The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

• Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%
• Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days
• Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner
• Flexible and hybrid working
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service
• Automatic enrolment to our Westfield Health Programme
• Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non-job-related learning

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background,are care experienced (whether through foster care, residential care, supported living, kinship care, live-in care, home care or adoption),are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

1) Experience of working as a Payroll and Pensions Specialist or Officer, delivering an end-to-end payroll and pensions service.

2) Experience of identifying and resolving payroll discrepancies and anomalies and undertaking complex payroll calculations.

3) Ensuring delivery of accurate and timely month and year-end payroll processes in accordance with statutory requirements and organisational policies.