Payroll Officer

Brackenberry; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham Community Housing Association is seeking a Payroll Officer on a 13-month contract to administer and maintain payroll and pension systems, ensuring accurate processing in line with statutory requirements and organisational procedures.

The role will manage payroll control accounts, reconciliations, expenses and absence‑related processes, and support payroll reporting, year‑end procedures and financial accounts. Familiarity with iTrent is preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in payroll administration and processing.
• Good knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory payments and pension processes.
• Experience maintaining accurate payroll records and completing payroll reconciliations.
• Experience working with payroll and financial systems; iTrent experience is preferred.
• Strong numerical, analytical and data-handling skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain payroll and pension systems and records.
• Process colleague expenses, statutory payments and absence-related payroll procedures.
• Operate and reconcile payroll control accounts, including net pay and pension accounts.
• Ensure payroll transactions and records are complete, accurate and up to date.
• Identify discrepancies and take appropriate corrective action.

Skills

Discretion

Legislation

Data

Support

Financial Data

LTD

Payroll

Payments

Records

Administration

Business

Tools

iTrent

Job description

Payroll Officer – Nottingham Community Housing Association. 13-month contract.

Rate of Pay: £14.81 - £19.46 per hour

A Payroll Officer is required to administer and maintain payroll and pension systems and records, ensuring accurate and timely processing in line with statutory requirements and organisational procedures. The role will manage payroll control accounts, reconciliations, statutory payments, expenses and absence‑related processes, as well as supporting payroll reporting, year‑end procedures and financial accounts.

The successful candidate will also handle complex payroll queries, analyse payroll and financial data, support audits and contribute to system and operational improvements. Familiarity with iTrent is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain payroll and pension systems and records.


• Process colleague expenses, statutory payments and absence‑related payroll procedures.


• Operate and reconcile payroll control accounts, including net pay and pension accounts.


• Ensure payroll transactions and records are complete, accurate and up to date.


• Identify discrepancies and take appropriate corrective action.

Essentials

• Proven experience in payroll administration and processing.


• Good knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory payments and pension processes.


• Experience maintaining accurate payroll records and completing payroll reconciliations.


• Experience working with payroll and financial systems; iTrent experience is preferred.


• Strong numerical, analytical and data‑handling skills.

Please note

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.


• You should have right to work in U.K


• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

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Required Skills

• Discretion


• Legislation


• Data


• Support


• Financial Data


• Expenses


• LTD


• Payroll


• Payments


• Records


• Administration


• Business