Payroll Specialist – Chichester

Job Description

Job Title : Payroll Specialist – Chichester
Job Category : Finance
Location : County Hall, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £160.19
£200 – £300 per day

Please note we require 15 Payroll Specialists – please ensure you have read the brief before submitting candidates. Candidates will be required to come to Chichester once a week as the project progresses, and possibly more frequently towards the end of the project. Please do not submit any candidate who cannot commit to attending the Chichester office. We will require the people for 2 months initially.

Key Skills:
1. Ability to manipulate and analyse complex spreadsheets.
2. Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with a wide range of people.
3. Ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.
4. Be able to investigate system anomalies and rectify errors.

Qualifications and/or experience:
⦁ Extensive understanding of UK statutory payroll requirements especially around items such as statutory leave, Government pension regulations – e.g., Teachers Pension, LGPS, etc.
⦁ Knowledge of standard public sector pay polices and pensions are extremely desirable.
⦁ Understanding of the pay cycle and the key activities that need to be completed leading up to a pay run, executing a pay run and performing post pay reporting and reconciliation is essential.
⦁ Experience supporting a systems implementation is desirable.
⦁ Knowledge of Oracle Fusion and SAP would be advantageous.