Payroll, Pensions & HR Administrator

Your new company

West Sussex County Council is dedicated to delivering high quality services that make a real difference across the community. Joining their HR Shared Services team means becoming part of a supportive, people focused environment that underpins the smooth running of the entire council and local schools. You'll be working in a modern shared service function that values teamwork, continuous improvement, and a culture where every individual's contribution is genuinely valued.

Your new role

As a Payroll, Pensions & HR Administrator, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate, efficient and customer focused administrative support across payroll, pensions and HR processes. This is a varied and fast paced role where you'll be responsible for:

• Setting up new starters and processing contractual changes
• Managing payroll calculations and updates with precision
• Supporting pensions administration, including maintaining accurate pension records
• Processing DBS applications and right to work documentation
• Producing standard correspondence and maintaining employee records
• Responding to telephone, email and written queries in a professional, supportive manner
• Working with SAP and other large HR/payroll systems to ensure accurate processing
• Handling confidential and sensitive information with the highest level of discretion

Every day brings new tasks and challenges, making this the ideal role for someone who enjoys structured processes, accuracy and meaningful administrative work within a collaborative team.

What you'll need to succeed

To thrive in this role, you will bring:

• Strong numeracy skills and the ability to work confidently with figures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good analytical and problem solving abilities
• Confidence using MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience delivering high quality customer service
• The ability to prioritise workloads and meet daily deadlines
• A positive, adaptable approach to change and learning new systems
• GCSEs (A-C) in Maths and English or equivalent experience
• Experience with HR, payroll, pensions or financial systems is desirable but not essential.

Most importantly, you'll be organised, detail driven and committed to delivering a high quality service that supports employees across the organisation.

What you'll get in return

In return, you'll join a welcoming team that offers excellent training, development and the chance to build a long term career in HR, payroll or pensions. You'll be part of an organisation that values trust, support, honesty and customer centred service - and encourages personal growth and progression. Working for West Sussex County Council means contributing to a positive, inclusive culture where your work has a direct impact on community services.

What you need to do now

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