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Payroll Administrator - Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford campus

Start Date: ASAP

Term: approx. 4 weeks

Location: Chelmsford campus

Pay Rate: £13.65 per hour

Hours: 37 hours per week, Mon to Thurs, 8:30am-5pm & Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm.

Principal Responsibilities:

* Support the Payroll Team in producing accurate, timely monthly payrolls, following procedures and deadlines.

* Handle administration for schemes like Cycle to Work, Childcare Vouchers, and statutory deductions, maintaining accurate records.

* Assist in investigating and resolving historical pay and pension issues.

* Help with administration of occupational pension schemes and employee benefit programs.

* Reconcile payroll outputs and reports in line with deadlines.

* Act as a point of contact for staff and stakeholder inquiries about payroll and pensions, providing guidance and support.

* Ensure data accuracy by conducting checks on payroll outputs, identifying issues, and liaising with the team for corrections.

* Communicate effectively with HR, Finance, and IT colleagues about payroll processes.

* Support the Payroll and Pensions Manager with audit-related activities.

* Collaborate with HR and Finance teams to deliver a seamless service to staff.

* Follow Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR guidelines to maintain confidentiality and security of personal data.

* Perform other duties as required, consistent with your role.

Essential Person Specification:

* Two A levels OR vocational qualification at NVQ level 3 or equivalent

* Experience of working in a payroll/HR/Finance environment

* Experience of working to tight, fixed deadlines

* Experience in a high volume transactional environment

* Ability to manipulate data sets and analyse the output

* IT literate, expert skills in Excel

* Knowledge of processes, compliance and Pension legislation including Auto Enrolment

* Processing and maintaining company benefit schemes

Desirable Person Specification:

* Qualification in Payroll administration

* Previous exposure to payroll software implementation/upgrade and/ or to projects

* Experience of working for multiple payroll clients

* Experience of using U4BW (formerly Agresso) software

* Knowledge of full payroll life cycle

* Knowledge of HMRC and UK payroll statutory regulations

* Working knowledge of TPS, LGPS, NHS and NEST pension schemes

How to apply: Please provide your up to date CV and a short cover letter to explain your suitability for the role.

Application deadline date: Friday 13th June