Payroll Officer

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join our Payroll Team and support the accurate and timely delivery of weekly and monthly payrolls across the Trust.

This role is ideal for someone with hands on payroll experience who can work confidently and independently, applying NHS Terms and Conditions and statutory payroll regulations with minimal supervision. The successful candidate will play an active role from day one, helping to maintain service continuity and ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.

Main duties of the job

• Provide an accurate payroll and pension service to the Trust, ensuring that data is prepared and input into ESR in a timely and accurate manner and within the timetables set within the payroll processing calendar, ensuring that all employees are paid in a timely manner.
• Analyse and interpret complex payments (for example, following pay awards, organisational change, re gradings, etc.). Investigate pay queries and analyse detailed data to identify errors and discrepancies. Inform individuals of overpayments and negotiate how monies are recovered.
• Using underpinning knowledge ensure the processing, correct application and calculation of tax, national insurance, pension, sickness, maternity, paternity and statutory deductions (e.g. court, council tax, child support deductions) etc are accurate and complies with statutory and organisational requirements, escalating and liaising with internal & external bodies where necessary.
• Maintain accurate sickness absence and entitlement records for each employee. Advise the employee and manager of any half and no pay situations and maintain a deemed pensionable pay record as necessary.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patient homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer friendly policies and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

Qualifications:

• Sound educational background (4 GCSEs, grade C or above including Maths)
• NVQ Level 3 in Payroll or equivalent relevant experience

Experience:

• Experience of working with computer software programmes such as Microsoft Office, e mail and internet.
• Knowledge of ESR system.
• Experience of working in a busy office environment and responding to competing demands.
• Awareness of NHS Terms and Conditions of Service, including Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental.
• Significant experience of working as a Payroll officer.

Knowledge and Awareness:

• Understanding and knowledge of dealing with sensitive and confidential issues, work policies and procedures (Data Protection Act).
• In depth knowledge and understanding of payroll systems, procedures and current legislation (manual and computerised), including calculating payroll payments from gross to net.
• Knowledge of statutory regulations - PAYE, NIC, SSP, SMP, SAP, SPP.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust