Pensions and Payroll Officer

Hire Ground; London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional HR team in Central SW London is seeking a Pensions & Payroll Officer for a 6-month contract. The role involves managing pension schemes, preparing payroll information, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates must have experience in pension management, HR administration, and strong Excel skills. This position offers competitive salary and benefits with potential hybrid working arrangements after 3 months.

Benefits

Excellent benefits

Potential for hybrid working after 3 months

Qualifications

• Experience in government/Civil Service or NHS pension schemes.
• Hands-on experience with IT programmes and HR systems.
• Experience of managing and monitoring payroll data with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Administer the two final salary pension schemes.
• Pass accurate data to the pension schemes complying with regulations.
• Monitor and collate monthly pay changes for Finance.

Skills

Experience with company pensions

HR payroll administration preparation

Excellent Excel skills

Strong verbal and written communication

Problem solving skills

Time management skills

Tools

HR systems

IT programmes

Job description

Overview

Pensions & Payroll Officer (HR Department) – GBP38k excellent benefits – 6 month contract – Central SW London

A professional and friendly HR team are looking for someone to join them on a 6–month contract, as a HR Advisor, specialising in the Pensions and Payroll administration, who has experience of processing company pensions. Experience of government/Civil Service, or/and NHS pension schemes would be required. You will not be doing the payroll, but all the HR administration preparation for payroll to be carried out.

Salary and contract

• GBP36k to GBP38k excellent benefits.
• Central SW London
• Start ASAP, on a 6–month contract, full–time.
• Working Monday to Friday, office based hours of 9am to 5:15pm, although can be a little flexible on start and finish times.
• Office base, although after 3 months they may consider 1–day a week working from home.

Requirements

• Must have experience of processing company pensions and HR payroll administration preparation.
• Experience in government/Civil Service, or/and NHS pension schemes.
• Experience of payroll processes
• Experience of pensions management, preferably including final salary schemes
• Excellent Excel skills and data entry, with accuracy.
• Experience of working in an office environment preferably an HR department
• Hands–on experience with IT programmes and HR systems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills that allow you to inform and advise clearly
• Problem solving and negotiation skills
• Time management skills and ability to manage, monitor and deliver all job requirements in a timely and efficient manner

Duties to include

• Responsible for the administration of the two final salary pension schemes, taking a particular lead with the NHS pension scheme but also supporting the Civil Service pension scheme.
• Preparation, management and passing of accurate data to the pension schemes ensuring compliance with GDPR and other statutory requirements and financial regulations.
• Managing all pension scheme requirements throughout the year, ensuring compliance as required by the scheme providers.
• Responsible for monitoring and collating all monthly pay changes, ensuring variations are appropriately authorized, produced with appropriate supporting documentation, accurately collated and passed to Finance in line with the monthly payroll timetable.
• Responsible for monitoring sickness absence, advising managers on the management of their team\'s absence, and overseeing Occupational Health provision, including managing the process of referrals from start to finish, working with managers and those being referred.
• Support staff queries regarding health and wellbeing, signposting as appropriate. Main point of contact with the Employee Assistance Programme provider, sharing feedback and reviewing reports.
• Updating the HR system including all leavers, ensuring all records are updated accurately and as required for pay variations.
• Maintain positive relationships between HR and all stakeholders, supporting directors, managers and staff by providing advice, guidance and support.
• Production of annual pay review reports and statements
• Completion of national statistical returns