Payroll Officer - Nottingham (Temp, Full‑Time)

Essential Employment; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment is seeking a Payroll Officer in Nottingham on a full-time temporary basis, paying £15.31 per hour. The role involves managing payroll and pension systems, ensuring records are accurate and compliant with statutory regulations.

You will process payroll transactions, including expenses and statutory payments, while supporting monthly and year-end processes. The successful candidate will reconcile payroll and pension accounts, maintain records, and produce reports and

Qualifications

• Experience administering payroll and pension systems in line with statutory regulations.
• Ability to process payroll transactions including expenses, statutory payments and absences.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain payroll and pension systems, ensuring records are accurate and compliant.
• Process payroll-related transactions within agreed timescales.
• Reconcile payroll control accounts and pension accounts for accuracy.
• Maintain manual and computerised payroll records and perform reconciliations.
• Produce reports, returns, and management information from payroll data.
• Support month-end, year-end payroll processes and deadlines.
• Assist with statutory returns, accounts, and audits.
• Handle complex payroll enquiries with confidentiality and data protection compliance.
• Identify process improvements and contribute to system enhancements.
• Build relationships with colleagues, pension providers, auditors and external agencies.

Skills

Payroll processing

Pensions administration

Regulatory compliance

Data protection

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Essential Employment is seeking a Payroll Officer in Nottingham on a full-time temporary basis, paying £15.31 per hour. The role involves managing payroll and pension systems, ensuring records are accurate and compliant with statutory regulations.

You will process payroll transactions, including expenses and statutory payments, while supporting monthly and year-end processes. The successful candidate will reconcile payroll and pension accounts, maintain records, and produce reports and