Payroll Specialist – Pension & Compliance (iTrent)

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

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.