Financial Process Officer - Payroll (P01163), Campus East, Welwyn Garden City

Financial Processes Officer (Payroll) (P01163) Starting salary £29,802pa with potential progression to £32,956pa on achieving designated skills and experience 37 hours per week (hybrid working) Are you passionate about payroll and looking to make a difference in a diverse payroll environment? We are looking for a Financial Processes Officer with expertise in payroll administration to join our team. In this role, you’ll be an integral part of ensuring our payroll processes run smoothly and efficiently. In this pivotal role, you will handle payroll transactions with precision, ensuring the seamless collection and validation of data. Your expertise will help resolve a wide range of payroll-related issues for staff through various communication channels. You will process starters, leavers and other changes on the payroll system, undertake calculations, process payrolls and third party returns and payments. You will also be responsible for resolving queries from members of staff about payroll issues. In addition to providing payroll administration support, you will be working as part of the wider finance team to deliver a broad range of financial activities relating to accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and banking. We are looking for someone who has Previous experience of working in payroll A good working knowledge of payroll procedures and systems Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to handle face-to-face and telephone queries The ability to prioritise tasks to meet competing deadlines and be able to work both independently and as part of a team Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to maintain confidentiality The ability to provide clear guidance on payroll matters The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential in this post. Closing date for applications is 22 December 2024. Remote assessments will be held on 6 January 2025. Interviews will be held 14 January 2025. About the Company In return, we can offer you: Central locations in the Borough with excellent public transport links and local amenities Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme (Career Average Pension Scheme) The opportunity to buy and sell annual leave to increase work-life balance flexibility Annual leave ranging from 25 to 33 days per year plus Bank Holidays (dependent on grade and length of service) Access to the Council’s Flexi Time Scheme (post dependent) to achieve a healthy work life balance A structured induction program from day 1 to support your success in your role 24 hour a day access to the Employee Assistance Scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Please See Attached Documents on customer career site