Payroll Officer

We are seeking a highly organised and detail‑focused Payroll Officer to manage the payroll function for HCPC Partners. This role is essential in ensuring the timely, accurate and compliant payment of our non‑employee Partners. You will oversee the full payroll cycle, process time‑sheets, calculate holiday pay and pension contributions, and act as the primary point of contact for payroll queries.

Responsibilities:

• Managing the end‑to‑end payroll process for HCPC Partners using verified data uploads and time‑sheet bookings.
• Calculating and processing holiday pay and employer pension contributions in line with relevant policies.
• Using advanced Excel functionality, including pivot tables, lookups and data analysis tools, to manage, verify and reconcile payroll data.
• Ensuring all payroll activity is accurate, timely and compliant with internal deadlines.
• Verifying and processing time‑sheet submissions from Partners.
• Resolving time‑sheet discrepancies by liaising with Partners and relevant departments.
• Acting as the main point of contact for Partner payroll queries.
• Working closely with the finance team to ensure accurate financial reporting and budget alignment.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Working towards becoming CIPP Qualified and a current active member of the CIPP.
• A proven track record of managing a highly effective Payroll and/or Pension office to include a working knowledge of statutory requirements affecting PAYE, Defined Contribution Pension schemes and benefit structures.
• A strong understanding of manual and computerised payroll systems and principles.
• Ability to interpret and to reconcile complex financial data from a variety of sources using tools such as Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with a range of stakeholders.

Location: Hybrid working with a mandatory attendance of 1-2 days a week in our office located in Kennington, London.

Application Instructions: Please submit a supporting statement along with your CV. Applications without a supporting statement will not be reviewed. All candidates must have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Before starting employment, we will conduct thorough checks on original documentation to verify your right to work status. Please note that the HCPC does not offer a sponsorship scheme and is therefore unable to sponsor visa applications.

HCPC’s vision is to be recognised as an actively anti‑discriminatory organisation that upholds and promotes best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion and an active ally for change. We are a Disability Confident employer and aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the HCPC. We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptations to ensure the recruitment process is inclusive and barrier‑free and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you would like to have a confidential discussion on how we can support you, please contact recruitment@hcpc-uk.org.

Our values underpin what we do and how we do it, to help us operate to high standards and effectively as a regulator and employer. In addition to the core competencies for this role, we will also assess you against our values during the selection process: Please refer to the HCPC Values and Behavioural Framework.