Payroll Advisor

067111827

£14.39 - £17.99 Per Hour

Full Time

Temporary

Durham, County Durham

Accountancy

Posted 2 hours ago

Expires In 29 Days

Job Description

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.
For more information please contact Angela.sinton@pertemps.co.uk or call 0191 255 7977