Payroll Advisor

Payroll Advisor – Durham (Temporary contraact) Working in Partnership with Northumbrian Water we are actively recruiting for a Payroll Advisor for a 6 month contract. The role is to support the day-to-day service and activities undertaken by the People Services Team (Payroll) in delivering a modern and efficient payroll service The role is hybrid working 2-3 days in the office. Responsibilities:

• Provide an unrivalled customer service 
• Process Improvement – Identifying opportunities for improving HR operational processes and workflows.
• Support process standardization and improvement efforts within People Services and communicate changes to the wider People Team and NWG colleagues.
• Assist in maintaining accurate and up-to-date maintenance of employee data related to payroll.
• Help monitor data integrity and quality and assist in addressing data quality issues.
• HRIS Administration:
• Support the maintenance of the HRIS system, with regards to payroll information.
• Provide front-line payroll support, ensuring compliance with HR policies, procedures, and legal requirements.
• Support the People Services Team (Payroll) in delivering an efficient and effective transactional and first-line advisory service.
• Assist with daily activities, including workload management, task assignment, and performance tracking.
• Assist with payroll processing/payroll team leader activities in the event of team leader absence.
• Collaborate with team members to optimize resource allocation and service delivery, ensuring timely completion of cyclical plans and deliverables.
• Participate in regular 1-2-1 meetings and Connect Conversations.
• Assist in generating regular and ad-hoc reports on HR metrics, trends, and insights, particularly related to Payroll activity.
• Support the analysis of data to identify patterns, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Assist in providing reports and data-driven recommendations to support decision-making by the HR management and leadership team.
• Support HR projects, system implementations, process improvements, policy updates, and organizational change initiatives.
• Contribute to the execution of projects and effective stakeholder management.
• Support internal and external audits relating to payroll.

Systems Knowledge:

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Oracle EBS Payroll
• FUSION HCM Cloud
• Sage Payroll
• BACS and CHAPS payments/recalls.
• Control account management
• Non-Invoice Payment Requests (NIPER)
• iProcurement

Skills Required:

• Sound understanding of the principles and key components of payroll Knowledge of payroll legislation and payroll best practice
• Familiarity with Benefits including salary sacrifice arrangements and other Wage Deductions
• Sound Decision-Making Skills, Ability to Work to Deadlines
• Experience of delivering payroll improvements
• Extracting reports from a database and analysing information.
• Knowledge of document storage systems e.g., SharePoint.

Desirable:

• Chartered member of the CIPP Payroll Technician Certificate (or willingness to work towards CIPP qualification).
• Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data and metrics for decision-making and process improvement.

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