Payroll & Pension Coordinator - Walsall, United Kingdom - Walsall Council

Walsall Council

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Walsall, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Payroll & Pension Co-ordinator (2 Posts)

Location:
Walsall

Salary:
£23,194 - £26,845 per annum

Job Type: 1 post full-time permanent - 1 post full-time temporary 12-months duration

Closing date: 4th June 2023

Interviews:
week commencing 19th June 2023

Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging role in payroll and pensions administration? Do you have experience in using the Oracle Cloud payroll systems or similar? Do you have excellent attention to detail and communication skills? If yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for you

We are seeking to appoint 2 Payroll and Pensions Coordinators to support our in-house team.

Your primary focus will be ensuring accurate and timely payment of employee salaries, benefits, and deductions for circa 7,000 employees across the Council and Walsall schools.

You will assist with all aspects of payroll administration, as well as undertaking pension scheme related activities.

The Role:

Ensure that all payroll and pensions administration functions are completed on time and to the highest standards
Undertake where necessary manual calculations to ensure payments and deductions are accurate
Produce employee correspondence regarding payments, overpayments, and other payroll and pensionrelated enquiries
Review existing policies and working practices and suggest improvements to increase team productivity and efficiency
Adhere to the security, confidentiality and accuracy of Council records and information systems with due regard to GDPR and Council policies
Adhere to audit and legislative requirements at all times
Experience and proficiency in using Oracle Cloud or similar system
Experience in payroll administration
Experience in public sector pension scheme administration
Knowledge of current payroll and pension legislation
Strong administration skills and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office systems particularly Word, Excel and Outlook
Ability to undertake manual payroll 'gross to net' calculations
Excellent analytical skills to monitor payroll outputs and identify data anomalies

Note:

This post is covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers.

The postholder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.