Staff - Senior Payroll Officer

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE POLICE; Northampton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Northamptonshire Police is seeking a Senior Payroll Officer to join the Enabling Services team at Darby House. You will take end-to-end responsibility for a designated monthly payroll, ensuring accuracy and timeliness while complying with statutory, pension and organisational requirements.

Working closely with HR, Finance and pension providers, you will resolve complex payroll issues, maintain data integrity and support continuous service improvement, contributing to high-quality frontline

Responsibilities

• End-to-end responsibility for accurate monthly payroll delivery.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, pension and organisational requirements.
• Provide expert payroll advice to employees and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance and pension providers to resolve issues.

Job description

£33,603 - £35,772 - salary will be pro rata for part time contracts.

30

15/11/2026, 23:55

* The hiring manager reserves the right to close the advert prior to the closing date, depending on the level of applications

Senior Payroll Officer

Grade 6 | 30 Hours per Week | Darby House

Are you an experienced payroll professional looking for a rewarding role where accuracy, expertise and customer service make a real difference?

Northamptonshire Police is seeking a highly motivated Senior Payroll Officer to join our Enabling Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to take a lead role in managing a complex, multi-million-pound payroll operation that supports Police Officers, Police Staff, the OPFCC and Fire Service colleagues.

About the Role

As Senior Payroll Officer, you will take end-to-end responsibility for the accurate and timely delivery of a designated monthly payroll, ensuring compliance with all statutory, pension and organisational requirements. You will manage complex payroll processes, provide expert advice to employees and stakeholders, and contribute to continuous service improvement.

Working closely with HR, Finance and pension providers, you will use your payroll expertise to resolve complex issues, maintain data integrity, support legislative compliance and contribute to the development of payroll policies and procedures.

About You

We are looking for a payroll professional who is passionate about delivering an exceptional service and can confidently manage complex payroll activities.

Join Us

Why work for Us?
Northamptonshire Police, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue and Northamptonshire Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner are committed to delivering exceptional public services, our enabling services are committed to providing the very best support to our frontlines to do so. You will be playing your part in fighting crime and reducing fires with our roles within enabling services. Working across the services provides variety, job satisfaction and the chance to develop and challenge yourself, while improving the lives of others. If you want an opportunity with public service at its heart, in organisations that are on a journey to be outstanding, then join us.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
We are working hard to increase diversity and inclusion within the organisations where communities are under-represented, including those from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities, people of all ages, abilities, faiths, religions and gender, LGBTQ communities and those from other disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, who share our values and wish to make a difference to the communities we serve.
We are a Disability Confident Employer – We aim to achieve the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. If you meet the essential criteria for the role you can choose to share your disability if you would like to take part in our disability confident interview scheme.

All applications will be treated on merit, based on the evidence provided in your application and suitability for the role you have applied for.

All requests for flexible working patterns will be considered and will be dependent on the role.

Recruitment and Selection Policy

Internal applicants who are at risk of redundancy or in need of redeployment and pass the selection process, will be offered the role over the remaining internal and external applicants.

Internal applicants must have line manager support prior to proceeding with an application.

Please be aware that the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service and Northamptonshire Police are separate employers. Although vacancies are open to all, if you are successful, the change of employer will require a longer onboarding process and you will receive a new contract and payroll number. Service with either employer can be carried over as continuous service.

Police Barred and Advisory lists

Individuals placed on the Police Barred and Advisory lists will not be considered for employment for a minimum of 5 years from the date of listing in the case of gross misconduct, or 3 years from the date of listing in the case of poor performance.

Vetting and safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and operate safer recruitment processes, to ensure the organisations employees are proud to work for because they feel safe, valued and part of a happy and supportive work environment. All employees and volunteers therefore will be subject to background checks including vetting and references.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to referral to disciplinary action.

Please note, you will require the following detail to complete this application form; NI Number, ID detail, address information, referee information, full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained. You may also be requested to provide photos of any visible tattoos you have. The application system only remains active on a single page for a period of 60 minutes. Please therefore ensure you allow time to complete this fully as part complete pages will not be saved.