Payroll Specialist

South Norfolk and Broadland Councils; Norwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a skilled Payroll Specialist to join their People Team in Norwich. The role involves delivering accurate payroll services, ensuring compliance with statutory responsibilities, and providing quality advice to managers and staff. Candidates should possess strong payroll experience, attention to detail, and the ability to manage deadlines effectively. The position supports flexible working and offers a range of benefits, including a generous pension scheme and access to a benefits platform.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Annual pay awards

Employee assistance programme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Qualifications

• Strong experience of running an efficient payroll function.
• Thorough knowledge of payroll procedures and statutory responsibilities.
• Ability to manage deadlines effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate payroll services and statutory compliance.
• Produce timely payroll and management information.
• Manage monthly payroll activities and complex pension calculations.
• Ensure compliance with HMRC and other statutory bodies.

Skills

Payroll procedures

Attention to detail

Advising managers and staff

Time management

Analysing complex information

Job description

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Payroll Specialist to join our People Team. This is a key role responsible for delivering accurate payroll services, statutory compliance, and high quality advice to managers and staff across the organisation.

You will be responsible for producing timely and accurate payroll and management information for the People Team and managers. Working closely with internal stakeholders such as Finance and Audit, you will ensure payroll data is accurate, compliant, and managed in line with financial controls and legislative requirements.

You will manage and deliver all monthly payroll activities accurately and on time, including the investigation and resolution of complex pension calculations. You will also play a critical role in ensuring compliance with HMRC and other statutory bodies, including completing all payroll end of year processes within statutory deadlines.

About You

You will have strong experience of running an efficient payroll function and giving advice to managers and staff, together with thorough knowledge of payroll procedures, HMRC and the statutory responsibilities of the payroll function.

With excellent attention to detail, and the ability to manage deadlines effectively, you will be confident in advising managers and staff, analysing complex information, and working collaboratively across teams.

Closing date: Midday on Friday 30th January 2026

Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis as applications are received.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if there are judged to be a sufficient number of applications received.

Why Join Us?

We offer flexible working to help you balance work and life in a way that works for you, alongside the chance to join a supportive people team that values collaboration, kindness and shared success. You'll be encouraged to grow, supported when things get busy, and part of a team that truly has each other's backs.

All of this comes alongside the benefits you'd expect from working in local government, including a generous pension scheme and annual pay awards, plus access to our benefits platform offering savings at high street stores, a salary sacrifice car scheme, an employee assistance programme and much more.

South Norfolk and Broadland Councils are committed to promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and all applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate checks for the position, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.