Job Title: Payroll Coordinator

Salary: £28,224 - £34,200

Permanent, Full Time

Immediate Start Available

An opportunity has arisen to join a payroll team based at Wandsworth Town Hall. As Payroll Coordinator, you will work in a team of 7, consisting of 6 Payroll Coordinators and a Payroll Team Leader. Your tasks will include inputting, checking and quality control of payroll data. You will enjoy liaising with departmental managers and employees, resolving their queries, as well as advising on legislative and contractual matters.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience: Do you have experience in processing high volume payrolls, preferably on iTrent payroll software?

Can you demonstrate the ability to produce accurate work within payroll deadlines, experience of Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel (including formulae) and Word, as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills?

Previous payroll experience in a Local Authority environment will be an advantage. 

Knowledge: Knowledge of current legislation is important, as is the ability to carry out manual calculations of PAYE, National Insurance, Student Loans. 

Administration Skills: You will be responsible for all administrative tasks associated with the day-to-day payroll inputting. 

Workload Management: You will be part of a payroll team that runs a total of 12 payrolls, thereby offering the opportunity to train and acquire skills on different payroll groups. 

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  Sunday 10^th March 2024

Shortlisting Date: W/C 18^th March 2024

Interview Date: W/C 25^th March 2024

Please note that these dates are only indicative at this stage and could be subject to change.

Useful Information:

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer, if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. 

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.