Payroll & Pension Officer

Responsibilities and qualifications are listed below:

• Support the processing of all Payrolls, Local Government Pensions Scheme (LGPS) and Teachers Pensions schemes and external businesses in accordance with statutory and contractual obligations and timescales, ensuring the integrity of all such data.
• Supplies information, guidance and support when required regarding payroll legislation, pension regulation & policies to external customers, HR colleagues, employees, managers and their dependants on any enquiries through to resolution. Process in real time Payroll & Pensions emails and calls received to the Netcall system to ensure 48-hour SLA is achieved.
• Process payroll & pension assigned tasks and completed in line with the pay group processing schedule, monthly schedules and year end schedule.
• Support the maintenance of appropriate records required to ensure accurate and prompt payment of new starters, contract changes & leavers. To ensure the accurate calculation of Gross & Net pay, Pensions, Tax & Student loans, National Insurance contributions (NIC), and other payments and deductions are correctly calculated in accordance with statutory and contractual requirements.
• Checking the accuracy of team members work and providing support & guidance with tasks.
• Process assigned occupational/statutory parental and occupational/ statutory sick payments and send employees letters and statutory forms within specified timeframe.
• Process documentation required accurately and promptly to the Local Government Pensions Scheme (LGPS) and Teachers Pensions (TPS) providers in accordance with Monthly and annual deadlines.
• Consolidate all payroll exception reports and prepare the stage 2 & 3 control report.
• Check & Authorise emergency payments on Bankline, as required and complete all administration for Payroll & finance records accordingly.
• Monitor, allocate accordingly and process overpayments by completing calculations, liaising with colleagues across HR, employees, and external customers to repay accordingly through to appropriate resolution.
• Responsible for reconciliation to the general ledger and prepare the PWI's for third parties e.g. voluntary deduction, AEO's, salary sacrifice etc. Support the Officers with the preparation of statutory monthly returns as required by LGPS and Teachers Pensions.

Full time role on a temporary contract basis.

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