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Payroll Support Officer

Job Description

Payroll Support Officer
Location: London
Contract: Temporary (3-months initial)  
Rate: £22-25 per hour
Start Date: ASAP
*Hybrid Working*  
Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a Payroll Support Officer to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will be responsible for supporting the administrative duties for the payroll of 16,000 staff, pensions and teachers.

Main Responsibilities
  • Provide high quality and timely advice and guidance to customer on a wide range of payroll related matters ensuring confidentiality is maintained and assisting in the resolution of payroll related problems and enquiries escalating any problems that might arise, where appropriate.
  • Prioritise workload, often against conflicting deadlines, circumstances and expectations, so that all areas of the work are given due priority and none are neglected.
  • Input accurately to the payroll related database to ensure that its integrity is maintained.
  • Assist in the development, maintenance and utilisation of the Directorate’s management information systems.
  • Responsible for the processing of payments for professional fees, eye tests, long service awards, overtime and car mileage claim forms, etc

Candidate Criteria
  • Experience of working within a Local Government payroll environment is highly preferred
  • Experience of administering basic requests and resolving system related queries in a Payroll environment
  • Experience of using ResourceLink would be highly beneficial
  • Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team
If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.