Payroll Technical Officer

BlackRock, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

BlackRock, Inc. is seeking a permanent full-time Payroll Technical Officer in East Sussex to support the payroll team in delivering a high-quality, compliant payroll service.

The role involves generating reports, reconciling data, and assisting with monthly payroll runs, with a pro-active problem-solving approach and strong attention to detail. The candidate should have extensive payroll knowledge, including statutory deductions, payments, and pensions legislation, and be capable of advising

Qualifications

• Pro-active approach to work and problem solving.
• Ability to spot and deal with issues as they occur.
• Strong eye for detail and organisation.
• In-depth knowledge of statutory deductions and payments, and payroll legislation.
• Good communication to resolve complex queries from customers.
• Awareness of pensions legislation and Automatic Enrolment reporting.

Responsibilities

• Generate reports and reconcile payroll data.
• Assist with technical actions to complete monthly payroll runs.
• Support colleagues to deliver a high-quality, compliant payroll service.

Skills

Pro-active approach

Problem solving

Issue spotting

Organised

Eye for detail

Statutory deductions

Payroll legislation

Communication skills

Pensions legislation awareness

Job description

Do you understand the cyclical nature of a payroll environment? Are you able to juggle a busy workload to ensure that deadlines are met? Are you familiar with payroll legislation, HMRC employer obligations and pensions administration requirements? If yes, then we have the role for you!

We are looking to recruit a permanent full-time Payroll Technical Officer to join our busy Payroll team. Within this role you will be supporting colleagues in delivering a high-quality and compliant payroll service. This role requires payroll knowledge to provide support and advice to customers and colleagues, and to ensure compliance with statutory obligations, legislation, and regulations. A key part of this job will be generating reports, reconciling payroll data, and assisting with the technical actions undertaken to complete monthly payroll runs.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a pro-active approach to work and problem solving
• Has the ability to spot and deal with issues as they occur
• Are well organised and have an exceptional eye for detail
• Has in-depth working knowledge of statutory deductions and payments, and legislation that impacts on payroll
• Has communication skills so that you can assist the team in resolving complex queries from a variety of customers
• Has awareness of pensions legislation and schemes will be beneficial, to help with Pension Automatic Enrolment administration and reporting responsibilities

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

For a team that supports me, choose East Sussex"I feel very supported here. Ever since I started, I've had great managers. They are always there even when you're working from home. They always push you to do your best. We're like one big family", Abbie, Training Events Organiser

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

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If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.

Posting Date: 2026-09-06