Payroll Technical Officer

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom recruitment has an amazing opportunity for a Payroll Technical Officer on a 3 months contract with the possibility of an extension.

Main purpose of the role:

• To support the day to day delivery of a comprehensive and efficient payroll service via Oracle Cloud HCM, ensuring staff are paid accurately and on time and that statutory deductions, reporting and validation processes are carried out in a timely manner.
• Monitoring and validation of statutory returns and employer data submissions along with associated payments. Support the Payroll Technical Lead on Oracle Payroll functionality including the interface of other applications within Oracle, which will require close working with the Oracle Support Team.

Key Accountabilities:

• To support the Payroll Technical Lead to ensure the timely, efficient and effective delivery of the client’s Payroll Service data file transmission process that meet the needs of internal and external customers and that meet the business needs, priorities and objectives of the client. E.g.: Monthly payroll running; Validation reports; BACS file transmission to the Financial Transactions Service; RTI. FPS and EPS file submissions; Payroll file transfer for general ledger submission; Other post payroll processes.
• Provide support in implementing year end / start of new year payroll processes;
• To support in the production and distribution to employees/ers of bulk employee/er information, e.g.: > Payslips. > P60’s. > Chargeability Reports. > Third Party Payments Reports inc P11D.
• To assist in the reconciliation of the payroll (using MS Excel pivot tables, lookups and IF functions) and resolving reconciliation issues.
• To provide sound, specialist advice on a range of payroll matters relating to Income Tax, National Insurance Contributions, Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Parental Pay and Student Loans, Real Time information and any new statutory legislations.
• To support in the calculation and checking process of all types of payroll calculations ensuring that payments are made in a timely manner complying with statutory legislation and financial standards.
• Build effective working relationships with Pensions Service and other relevant external bodies to ensure that the management, validation and delivery of the monthly and year end pensions data submissions as outlined below are provided in a timely manner; > LGPS I-Connect. > LPFA employer portal. > Teachers’ Pensions MDC/MCR and End of Year Certificate. > NHSPS electronic staff records.
• Working with the Payroll Technical Lead to manage and keep up to date user guidance notes/manuals on Oracle Payroll system processes.
• Provide relevant reports to enable the Payroll Service delivery charges to be collected in a timely manner.
• Provide payroll specific ad-hoc reporting for the use of payroll senior management as and when required.
• Provide payroll specific ad-hoc reporting for the use of payroll senior management as and when required.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Anisha!