Senior Payroll Officer
Job Description
Senior Payroll Officer
Temporary Assignment
3 months
Central London
Hybrid working
- Manage end‑to‑end payroll for Council employees, pensioners and the Returning Officer, ensuring all checks and controls are completed before final sign‑off.
- Ensure full compliance with statutory requirements, HMRC rules, LGPS/TPS obligations and local policies.
- Perform payroll reconciliations and work with Finance to resolve any variances with the General Ledger.
- Oversee accurate, timely third‑party payments and verify all payroll outputs (payslips, P45s, HMRC files, pension submissions).
- Monitor day‑to‑day pay claims and allowances, preventing incorrect payments and ensuring policy adherence.
- Escalate system issues or anomalies and support testing of Oracle updates, patches and quarterly releases.
- Maintain data integrity for increments, absences, pensionable pay and auto‑enrolment processes.
- Produce and maintain payroll procedures, guidance and knowledge articles.
- Lead year‑end/start‑of‑year tasks (P60s, tax code uplifts, HMRC submissions).
- Manage pay award checking, arrears calculations and correct GL coding.
- Oversee overpayments/underpayments and manage recovery processes.
- Handle and track payroll helpdesk enquiries to ensure timely resolution.
- Manage TP and LPFA monthly and year‑end submissions and reconciliations.
- Strong end‑to‑end UK payroll knowledge, including HMRC, LGPS and TPS requirements.
- High level of accuracy, attention to detail and strong reconciliation skills.
- Confident interpreting legislation, pay policies and complex payroll rules.
- Excellent problem‑solving skills with the ability to resolve anomalies quickly.
- Strong Oracle Payroll system experience
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